Dutch Cholecystitis Snapshot Study

Launched by ST. ANTONIUS HOSPITAL · Mar 31, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The Dutch Cholecystitis Snapshot Study is a research project aimed at understanding how cholecystitis, a condition often caused by gallstones, is treated across different hospitals in the Netherlands. Researchers want to see how often doctors follow established treatment guidelines and how this affects patients' outcomes, such as how long they stay in the hospital and any complications they might experience. By examining patients diagnosed with cholecystitis over a six-month period, the study will compare those who received guideline-based care to those who did not.

To participate in this study, you need to be over 18 years old and diagnosed with calculous cholecystitis, which means you have inflammation of the gallbladder due to gallstones. You could be diagnosed in the emergency department or during your hospital stay. If you join the study, healthcare providers will track your treatment and recovery, and your hospital will receive feedback on its performance compared to national averages. This research aims to improve treatment practices for cholecystitis, ensuring that all patients receive the best possible care.

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Eligibility criteria

• • All patients \>18 years with a calculous cholecystitis as primary reason for their hospital admittance. Location of diagnosis may the emergency department, the ward during admittance for diagnostics, or during diagnostic laparoscopy. Cholecystitis is defined according to the TG18 diagnostic criteria for a definitive diagnosis of cholecystitis: A. Local signs of inflammation (Murphy's sign and or RUQ mass/pain/tenderness) + B. Systemic signs of inflammation (Fever, elevated CRP and/or elevated WBC count) + C. Imaging findings characteristic of acute cholecystitis. Patients with a suspected diagnosis (one item in A + one item in B + C), of which the diagnosis is confirmed by peroperative findings, are also included. Patients will be identified by a local study investigator, e.g. a surgeon or surgeon in training.