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[Acute cholecystitis in a traumatologic patient sample]

R Viebahn1, F Maurer, K Weise

  • 1Berufsgenossenschaftliche Unfallklinik, Universität Tübingen.

Aktuelle Traumatologie
|February 1, 1993
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Acute cholecystitis can occur after severe trauma or surgery. Early diagnosis via ultrasound is crucial for managing this condition in high-risk patients.

Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Trauma Surgery
  • Critical Care Medicine

Context:

  • Acute cholecystitis is a rare but serious complication following major trauma or orthopedic surgery.
  • This study reviewed 11 cases of acute cholecystitis occurring between 1985 and 1991 at a specific trauma center.
  • The patients experienced conditions such as polytrauma, multiple fractures, head injury, or hip surgery.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the incidence, clinical presentation, and outcomes of acute cholecystitis in trauma and post-surgical patients.
  • To identify predisposing factors and diagnostic challenges associated with this condition in a critically ill population.

Summary:

  • Eleven patients developed acute cholecystitis (7 acalculous, 4 with gallstones) following trauma or surgery, with a mean age of 57.

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  • Diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound, though clinical and laboratory findings were often non-specific.
  • Treatment included cholecystectomy (9 patients), conservative management (1), or percutaneous cholecystostomy followed by cholecystectomy (1).

    • Impact:

    • The study highlights the association of acute cholecystitis with shock, blood transfusions, prolonged respiratory therapy, parenteral nutrition, and opiate use in trauma patients.
    • Despite high-risk factors, most patients recovered, but one elderly, multi-morbid patient died post-operatively.
    • Ultrasound is a reliable diagnostic tool for acute cholecystitis in this patient cohort.