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Article: Endoscopic biliary drainage for severe acute cholangitis

TitleEndoscopic biliary drainage for severe acute cholangitis
Authors
Issue Date1992
PublisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/
Citation
New England Journal of Medicine, 1992, v. 326 n. 24, p. 1582-1586 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground. Emergency surgery for patients with severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Because recent results suggested that emergency endoscopic drainage could improve the outcome of such patients, we undertook a prospective study to determine the role of this procedure as initial treatment. Methods. During a 43-month period, 82 patients with severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis were randomly assigned to undergo surgical decompression of the biliary tract (41 patients) or endoscopic biliary drainage (41 patients), followed by definitive treatment. Hospital mortality was analyzed with respect to the use of endoscopic biliary drainage and other clinical and laboratory findings. Prognostic determinants were studied by linear discriminant analysis. Results. Complications related to biliary tract decompression and subsequent definitive treatment developed in 14 patients treated with endoscopic biliary drainage and 27 treated with surgery (34 vs. 66 percent, P>0.05). The time required for normalization of temperature and stabilization of blood pressure was similar in the two groups, but more patients in the surgery group required ventilatory support. The hospital mortality rate was significantly lower for the patients who underwent endoscopy (4 deaths) than for those treated surgically (13 deaths) (10 vs. 32 percent, P<0.03). The presence of concomitant medical problems, a low platelet count, a high serum urea nitrogen concentration, and a low serum albumin concentration before biliary decompression were the other independent determinants of mortality in both groups. Conclusions. Endoscopic biliary drainage is a safe and effective measure for the initial control of severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis and to reduce the mortality associated with the condition.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45379
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dc.contributor.authorLai, ECSen_HK
dc.contributor.authorMok, FPTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTan, ESYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLo, CMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFan, STen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYou, KTen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2007-10-30T06:24:11Z-
dc.date.available2007-10-30T06:24:11Z-
dc.date.issued1992en_HK
dc.identifier.citationNew England Journal of Medicine, 1992, v. 326 n. 24, p. 1582-1586en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0028-4793en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/45379-
dc.description.abstractBackground. Emergency surgery for patients with severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Because recent results suggested that emergency endoscopic drainage could improve the outcome of such patients, we undertook a prospective study to determine the role of this procedure as initial treatment. Methods. During a 43-month period, 82 patients with severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis were randomly assigned to undergo surgical decompression of the biliary tract (41 patients) or endoscopic biliary drainage (41 patients), followed by definitive treatment. Hospital mortality was analyzed with respect to the use of endoscopic biliary drainage and other clinical and laboratory findings. Prognostic determinants were studied by linear discriminant analysis. Results. Complications related to biliary tract decompression and subsequent definitive treatment developed in 14 patients treated with endoscopic biliary drainage and 27 treated with surgery (34 vs. 66 percent, P>0.05). The time required for normalization of temperature and stabilization of blood pressure was similar in the two groups, but more patients in the surgery group required ventilatory support. The hospital mortality rate was significantly lower for the patients who underwent endoscopy (4 deaths) than for those treated surgically (13 deaths) (10 vs. 32 percent, P<0.03). The presence of concomitant medical problems, a low platelet count, a high serum urea nitrogen concentration, and a low serum albumin concentration before biliary decompression were the other independent determinants of mortality in both groups. Conclusions. Endoscopic biliary drainage is a safe and effective measure for the initial control of severe acute cholangitis due to choledocholithiasis and to reduce the mortality associated with the condition.en_HK
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dc.publisherMassachusetts Medical Society. The Journal's web site is located at http://content.nejm.org/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofNew England Journal of Medicineen_HK
dc.rightsFrom New England Journal of Medicine, Edward C.S. Lai, Francis P.T. Mok, Eliza S.Y. Tan, et al., Endoscopic biliary drainage for severe acute cholangitis, vol. 326, p. 1582-1586. Copyright © 1992 Massachusetts Medical Society. Reprinted with permission.en_HK
dc.subject.meshCholangitis-therapyen_HK
dc.subject.meshDrainage-methodsen_HK
dc.subject.meshEndoscopy,-Gastrointestinalen_HK
dc.titleEndoscopic biliary drainage for severe acute cholangitisen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailLo, CM: chungmlo@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailFan, ST: stfan@hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, J: jwong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1056/NEJM199206113262401-
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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