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The Role of Ultrasound in Cholecystitis
In Brief
An observational study for Cholecystitis, Acute. Completed, enrolled 120 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The aim of this study is: 1. To describe the natural course of acute cholecystitis, by performing repeated ultrasound examinations from day of admission to hospital until day of surgery or discharge. 2. To investigate if there is anything in the ultrasound picture that can predict a difficult operation. Patients will be prospectively enrolled. The ultrasound picture (ultrasound variables: gallbladder volume, gallbladder wall thickness, and presence of oedema in the gallbladder wall), will be compared to clinical variables (tenderness in right upper quadrant, WBC, CRP and temperature) and to the time (hours) from onset of symptoms. Statistical analyses will be made to see if statistically significant, and clinically relevant, associations between variables exist. Furthermore, for participants receiving acute surgery, an upper GI surgeon will evaluate the operation as easy, intermediate or difficult. In extension, investigators will look at associations between difficult surgery and all the variables previously mentioned (both ultrasound variables, clinical variables and time).