title: [Causes of postoperative lethality in acute cholecystitis and measures to decrease it].
abstract: The authors have made a comparative analysis of postoperative lethality in acute cholecystitis for the period of 25 years. The clinical material included 1383 operated patients, of them 87 (6.3%) patients died. In the previous years postoperative lethality was within the limits of 9-10% and the determining factor was elderly age, concomitant diseases, late hospitalization of the patients, belated surgery, strategic and technical errors. The present-day methods introduced into clinical practice of investigation (USI, CT) and laparoscopic method of operating made the lethality several times less. For the last 10 years lethality was 0.4% per 451 operated patients.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Ukhanov
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Iashina
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Ignat'ev
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Chakhmakhchev
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D041881:Cholecystitis, Acute / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate