Acute Cholecystitis in Very Elderly Patients: Disease Management, Outcomes, and Risk Factors for Complications

Table 3

Characteristics and outcomes of patients with Grade I/II AC.

Group A < 85.4 years: 149 patients (50.5%)	Nonoperated: 88 (58.4%)	Operated: 61 (40.9%)
Poor physical status	47 (53.4%)	17 (27.9%)	0.002
Cholecystostomy	4 (4.5%)
Days of hospital stay	5.5 ± 3.1	5.3 ± 3.5	0.7
30-day readmissions	6 (6.8%)	3 (4.9%)	0.6
Two-year AC recurrence	18 (20.7%)	—
30-day Dindo–Clavién ≥ II	11 (12.5%)	5 (8.2%)	0.4
30-day mortality	0	0	1
Group B > 85.4 years: 146 patients (49.5%)	Nonoperated: 121 (82.8%)	Operated: 25 (17.2%)
Poor physical status	52 (43.1%)	13 (52.6%)	0.4
Cholecystostomy	11 (9.0%)	—
Days of hospital stay	5.6 ± 4.6	7.5 ± 7.4	0.09
30-day readmissions	2 (1.7%)	1 (4.2%)	0.4
Two-year AC recurrence	26 (22%)	—
30-day Dindo–Clavién ≥ II	7 (5.8%)	6 (24.0%)	0.004
30-day mortality	0	1 (4.0%)	0.1
Cause of death		ASA IV-renal failure