The Impact of a Dedicated “Hot List” on the In-Patient Management of Patients With Acute Gallstone-Related Disease

Background: Index admission laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard of care for patients admitted to hospital with symptomatic acute cholecystitis. The same standard applies to patients suffering with mild acute biliary pancreatitis. Operating theatre capacity can be a significant constraint to...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Jamdar, Vishnu V. Chandrabalan, Rami Obeidallah, Panagiotis Stathakis, Ajith K. Siriwardena, Aali J. Sheen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.643077/full