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- Title
Cardiovascular complications after common bile duct stone extractions.
- Authors
Syrén, Eva-Lena; Enochsson, Lars; Eriksson, Staffan; Eklund, Arne; Isaksson, Bengt; Sandblom, Gabriel
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Common bile duct stone (CBDS) is a common condition the rate of which increases with age. Decision to treat in particular elderly and frail patients with CBDS is often complex and requires careful assessment of the risk for treatment-related cardiovascular complications. The aim of this study was to compare the rate of postoperative cardiovascular events in CBDS patients treated with the following: ERCP only; cholecystectomy only; cholecystectomy followed by delayed ERCP; cholecystectomy together with ERCP; or ERCP followed by delayed cholecystectomy.<bold>Methods: </bold>The study was based on data from procedures for gallstone disease registered in the Swedish National Quality Register for Cholecystectomy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (GallRiks) 2006-2014. ERCP and cholecystectomy procedures performed for confirmed or suspected CBDS were included. Postoperative events were registered by cross-matching GallRiks with the National Patient Register (NPR). A postoperative cardiovascular event was defined as an ICD-code in the discharge notes indicating myocardial infarct, pulmonary embolism or cerebrovascular disease within 30 days after surgery. In cases where a patient had undergone ERCP and cholecystectomy on separate occasions, the 30-day interval was timed from the first intervention.<bold>Results: </bold>A total of 23,591 underwent ERCP or cholecystectomy for CBDS during the study period. A postoperative cardiovascular event was registered in 164 patients and death within 30 days in 225 patients. In univariable analysis, adverse cardiovascular event and death within 30 days were more frequent in patients who underwent primary ERCP (p < 0.05). In multivariable analysis, adjusting for history of cardiovascular disease or events, neither risk for cardiovascular complication nor death within 30 days remained statistically significant in the ERCP group.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Primary ERCP as well as cholecystectomy may be performed for CBDS with acceptable safety. More studies are required to provide reliable guidelines for the management of CBDS.
- Subjects
GALLSTONES; FRAIL elderly; CARDIOLOGICAL manifestations of general diseases; ENDOSCOPIC retrograde cholangiopancreatography; MYOCARDIAL infarction; OLDER patients; RESEARCH; FERRANS &; Powers Quality of Life Index; RESEARCH methodology; LAPAROSCOPIC surgery; MEDICAL cooperation; EVALUATION research; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPARATIVE studies; BILE ducts; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2021, Vol 35, Issue 7, p3296
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-020-07766-3