Failure to perform cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost.

Riall TS, Zhang D, Townsend CM, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS. Failure to perform cholecystectomy for acute cholecystitis in elderly patients is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and cost. J Am Coll Surg. 2010 May; 210(5):668-77, 677-9.

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subject areas

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cholecystectomy
Cholecystitis, Acute
Cohort Studies
Female
Gallstones
Health Care Costs
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization
Humans
Male
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Survival Rate
United States

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J Shawn Goodwin

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