Characteristics and outcome of elderly patients admitted for acute Cholecystitis to medical or surgical wards

Abstract Background Elderly patients admitted because of acute cholecystitis are usually not operated during their initial admission and receive conservative treatment. To help formulate a new admission policy regarding elderly patients with acute cholecystitis we compared the demographic and clinic...

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Main Authors: Itamar Feldman, Lena Feldman, Dvorah S. Shapiro, Gabriel Munter, Amos M. Yinnon, Reuven Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13584-020-00383-4