Surgeons provide definitive care to patients with gallstone pancreatitis |
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Authors: | Judkins Sarah E Moore Ernest E Witt Jennifer E Barnett Carlton C Biffl Walter L Burlew Clay C Johnson Jeffrey L |
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Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Denver Health Medical Center, the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 777 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80204, USA |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe optimal management of patients with gallstone pancreatitis (GP) remains a matter of debate. There are wide variations in the use of diagnostic testing and same-stay cholecystectomy. We hypothesize that a general surgery service (SURG) will deliver more efficient, definitive care for patients with GP.MethodsA retrospective cohort study of consecutive GP patients in an urban hospital from 2006 to 2009. Differences between groups were assessed by the two-tailed Student t test for continuous variables and the Fisher exact test for ordinal data.ResultsOne hundred twenty-four patients with GP were admitted, 79 to medicine (MED) and 45 to surgery (SURG). In the MED group, 21 patients (27%) underwent same-stay cholecystectomy, and 7 patients (9%) returned with recurrent biliary pancreatitis. In the SURG group, 44 patients had definitive surgery, and none returned with recurrent disease (P < .01 and .09, respectively). The SURG group had fewer laboratory tests, antibiotics, and consultations.ConclusionsFor patients with GP, admission to surgery results in definitive treatment with same-stay cholecystectomy. This is a more efficient approach with fewer readmissions for the same disease process. |
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Keywords: | Gallstone pancreatitis Biliary pancreatitis Acute care surgery Cholecystectomy Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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