Age Is Not So Important for Risk Stratification in Early Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRiMACC Study Database
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethical Considerations
2.2. Design
2.3. Studied Variables
2.4. Outcomes
2.5. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
- (1)
- diagnosis of ACC as defined by the 2018 TGs criteria,
- (2)
- candidacy for EC during the index admission (any surgical technique, laparoscopic or open procedures, including also bailout procedures such as subtotal cholecystectomy),
- (3)
- age ≥ 18 years old,
- (4)
- risk stratification for associated common bile duct stones, and, in case of confirmation, preoperative ERCP,
- (5)
- provision of a signed and dated informed consent form,
- (6)
- willingness to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study [7].
- (1)
- pregnancy or lactation,
- (2)
- ACC is not related to gallstone etiology,
- (3)
- symptoms onset > 10 days before cholecystectomy (patients with ACC associated with common bile duct stones were included if they received EC within 10 days of symptom onset following preoperative ERCP),
- (4)
- concomitant cholangitis or pancreatitis,
- (5)
- intraoperative treatment of common bile duct stones,
- (6)
- any condition that would increase the risk for the patient or preclude the individual’s full compliance or completion of the study [7].
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
EC | Early Cholecystectomy |
ACC | Acute Calculous Cholecystitis |
WSES | World Society of Emergency Surgery |
TG18 | Tokyo Guidelines 18 |
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SCORE | % (N = 1253) Mean ± SD (Min-Max) |
---|---|
TG18 ACC grade | |
| 32.2 |
| 67.3 |
| 0.5 |
ASA | |
| 21.1 |
| 42.2 |
| 25.5 |
| 3.8 |
| 0.2 |
Chole-Risk | |
| 18.0 |
| 44.4 |
| 25.9 |
| 7.4 |
| 0.8 |
m-FI | 1.0 ± 1.4 (0–8) |
CCI | 2.5 ± 2.4 (0–19) |
POSSUM PS | 20.8 ± 6.5 (12–59) |
APACHE II | 6.6 ± 5.1 (0–71) |
Age | 59.4 ± 17.0 (18–98) |
Univariate | Multivariate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
Age | 1.029 (1.014–1.044) | <0.001 | 1.009 (0.987–1.032) | 0.419 |
BMI | 1.010 (0.963–1.060) | 0.678 | - | - |
POSSUM PS | 1.097 (1.065–1.130) | <0.001 | 1.083 (1.038–1.130) | <0.001 |
PCT | 1.009 (1.002–1.016) | 0.017 | 1.005 (0.997–1.014) | 0.206 |
Sex | 0.631 (0.396–1.003) | 0.051 | - | - |
TG 18 ACC grade | 2.340 (1.338–4.090) | 0.003 | 1.433 (0.668–3.071) | 0.355 |
Time from onset of symptoms to EC (days) | 1.000 (0.994–1.006) | 0.971 | - | - |
Operative time | 1.010 (1.006–1.014) | <0.001 | 1.011 (1.005–1.017) | <0.001 |
Univariate | Multivariate | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | OR (95% CI) | p-Value | OR (95% CI) | p-Value |
Age | 1.066 (1.021–1.112) | 0.003 | 1.069 (0.989–1.155) | 0.094 |
BMI | 0.906 (0.778–1.055) | 0.205 | - | - |
POSSUM-PS | 1.218 (1.142–1.298) | <0.001 | 1.131 (1.034–1.237) | 0.007 |
PCT | 1.013 (1.004–1.022) | 0.007 | 1.007 (0.993–1.021) | 0.333 |
Sex | 0.304 (0.084–1.095) | 0.069 | - | - |
TG 18 ACC grade | 79.492 (15.160–416.810) | <0.001 | 5.254 (0.655–42.144) | 0.118 |
Time from onset of symptoms to EC (days) | 0.979 (0.994–1.006) | 0.713 | - | - |
Operative time | 1.004 (0.995–1.014) | 0.378 | - | - |
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Fugazzola, P.; Ghaly, A.; Ansaloni, L.; Dal Mas, F.; Bianchi, C.M.; Cicuttin, E.; Dagnoni, A.; Frassini, S.; Tomasoni, M.; Cobianchi, L.; et al. Age Is Not So Important for Risk Stratification in Early Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRiMACC Study Database. Medicina 2025, 61, 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071228
Fugazzola P, Ghaly A, Ansaloni L, Dal Mas F, Bianchi CM, Cicuttin E, Dagnoni A, Frassini S, Tomasoni M, Cobianchi L, et al. Age Is Not So Important for Risk Stratification in Early Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRiMACC Study Database. Medicina. 2025; 61(7):1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071228
Chicago/Turabian StyleFugazzola, Paola, Ahmed Ghaly, Luca Ansaloni, Francesca Dal Mas, Carlo Maria Bianchi, Enrico Cicuttin, Andrea Dagnoni, Simone Frassini, Matteo Tomasoni, Lorenzo Cobianchi, and et al. 2025. "Age Is Not So Important for Risk Stratification in Early Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRiMACC Study Database" Medicina 61, no. 7: 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071228
APA StyleFugazzola, P., Ghaly, A., Ansaloni, L., Dal Mas, F., Bianchi, C. M., Cicuttin, E., Dagnoni, A., Frassini, S., Tomasoni, M., Cobianchi, L., & the SPRiMACC Collaborative Group. (2025). Age Is Not So Important for Risk Stratification in Early Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis: A Post-Hoc Analysis of the SPRiMACC Study Database. Medicina, 61(7), 1228. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina61071228