Why the study?
Does laparoscopic emergency cholecystectomy reduce 30-day mortality compared to open surgery in elderly patients with acute cholecystitis?
Does laparoscopic emergency cholecystectomy reduce 30-day mortality compared to open surgery in elderly patients with acute cholecystitis?
Laparoscopic emergency cholecystectomy is associated with a significant reduction in 30-day mortality compared to open surgery in elderly patients.
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May support laparoscopic preference in elderly acute cholecystitis; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation.
Wiggins et al. (2018) studied this question.
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