Status:

COMPLETED

Cholecystectomy During Weekends

Lead Sponsor:

Umeå University

Conditions:

Acute Cholecystitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Acute cholecystitis is the most common acute complication of gallstone disease. Although there are diverging opinions about optimal timing for surgery, the general recommendation is that surgery is pe...

Detailed Description

Acute cholecystitis is the most common acute complication of gallstone disease. About 15-20% of all cholecystectomies is performed because of acute cholecystitis. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is one o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with the diagnosis of ongoing acute cholecystitis.
  • Undergoing surgery on a weekend or national holiday.
  • Staying in hospital during weekend and undergoing surgery on any subsequent weekday.

Exclusion

  • Paediatric patients (\<18 years)
  • Patients who underwent surgery more than 7 days after admission
  • Patients admitted and operated on during weekdays during the same week
  • Patients with missing data regarding age, sex, American Society of Anesthesiologists Classification system (ASA grade), surgical approach, operating time, or complications.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2022

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

15730 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06559449

Start Date

August 1 2022

End Date

August 1 2024

Last Update

August 21 2024

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University Hospital of Umeå

Umeå, Sweden, 90737