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The Efficacy of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Procedure Safe for Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Pandemic Conditions? []
. 2024; 16(3): 147-156 | DOI: 10.14744/cm.2024.85856

The Efficacy of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Procedure Safe for Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Pandemic Conditions?

Ümmihan Topal1, Sevinç Dağıstanlı2, Merve Boşat Sönmez3, Süleyman Sönmez1
1Department of Radiology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Department of General Surgery, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Department of Health Management, Bezmialem Vakıf University Faculty of Health Sciences, İstanbul, Türkiye

INTRODUCTION: Our aim is to demonstrate the effectiveness of percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) in the treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis (AC) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to show that it is a safe procedure for healthcare professionals and patients.
METHODS: Demographic, clinical and laboratory data, technical success of PC, clinical response to treatment, duration of hospital stay, of patients with AK who applied to our hospital and underwent PC procedure in a total of 24 months before and during the pandemic, one-month post-procedure observation, and complications were compared.
RESULTS: PC was applied to a total of 124 patients in the pre-pandemic period (52) and pandemic period (72) examined in the study. The median age was 73.5 (25–93) in the pre-pandemic period, and 64 (23–90) in the pandemic period, and the difference between these was found to be significant (p=0.004). Clinical improvement due to PC was detected in 43 (86%) patients in the pre-pandemic period, and in 61 (84.7%) patients in the pandemic period, no significant differences were detected between the two groups (p=1.000). The day of hospitalization median value was 3 (1–18) days in pandemic period, and 3 (1-30) days in the pandemic period, and no significant differences were detected between the groups (p=0.794).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: PC treatment in patients with AC during the pandemic and pre-pandemic periods is effective and safe for both the patient and the healthcare professionals who perform the procedure.

Keywords: Acute cholecystitis, COVID-19, percutaneous cholecystostomy

Akut Kolesistitli Hastalarda COVID-19 Pandemisi Öncesi ve Sırasında Perkütan Kolesistostomi İşleminin Etkinliği: Pandemi Sırasında Hastalar ve Sağlık Uzmanları için Perkütan Kolekistostomi İşlemi Güvenli Midir?

Ümmihan Topal1, Sevinç Dağıstanlı2, Merve Boşat Sönmez3, Süleyman Sönmez1
1Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Radyoloji Kliniği, İstanbul
2Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Genel Cerrahi Kliniği, İstanbul
3Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümü, İstanbul

GİRİŞ ve AMAÇ: Amacımız perkütan kolesistostominin (PK) akut kolesistitli (AK) hastaların tedavisinde COVID-19 pandemisi öncesinde ve pandemi döneminde etkinliğini kanıtlamak, sağlık profesyonelleri ve hastalar için güvenli bir prosedür olduğunu göstermektir.
YÖNTEM ve GEREÇLER: Pandemi öncesi ve pandemi sırasındaki toplam 24 ayda PK işlemi uygulanan AK'li hastaların demografik, klinik ve laboratuvar verileri, PK'nın teknik başarısı, tedaviye klinik yanıt, hastanede kalış süresi, işlem sonrası bir aylık gözlem ve komplikasyonlar karşılaştırıldı.
BULGULAR: Çalışmada incelenen pandemi öncesi (52) ve pandemik (72) dönemde toplam 124 hastaya PK uygulandı. Pandemi öncesi dönemde ortanca yaş 73,5 (25-93), pandemi döneminde ise 64 (23-90) olup, aradaki fark anlamlı bulundu (p=0,004). Pandemi öncesi dönemde 43 (%86) hastada PK'ye bağlı klinik iyileşme saptanırken, pandemi döneminde 61 (%84,7) hastada iki grup arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı (p=1.000). Hastaneye yatış günü medyan değeri pandemi döneminde 3 (1-18) gün, pandemi döneminde ise 3 (1-30) gün olup gruplar arasında anlamlı fark saptanmadı (p=0,794).
TARTIŞMA ve SONUÇ: Pandemi ve pandemi öncesi dönemde AK hastalarında PK tedavisi hem hasta hem de işlemi uygulayan sağlık çalışanları açısından etkili ve güvenlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Akut kolesistit, COVID-19, perkütan kolesistostomi

Ümmihan Topal, Sevinç Dağıstanlı, Merve Boşat Sönmez, Süleyman Sönmez. The Efficacy of Percutaneous Cholecystostomy in Patients with Acute Cholecystitis Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is the Percutaneous Cholecystostomy Procedure Safe for Patients and Healthcare Professionals in Pandemic Conditions?. . 2024; 16(3): 147-156

Corresponding Author: Ümmihan Topal, Türkiye
Manuscript Language: English