Ultrasound guided percutaneous cholecystostomy in high-risk patients for surgical intervention

Table 1 Comorbid diseases of the patients

Comorbid diseases	n
Cardiac disorders1	19
Haematological diseases2	2
Chronic obstructive pulmonary failure	1
Polytrauma	1
Diabetes mellitus and chronic renal failure	4
Total	27

¹Congestive heart failure, hypertension, ischemic heart diseases, valve replacement;

²Chronic myeloid leukemia, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

Table 2 White blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP), and axillary temperature of the patients before and after PC

	Before PC	24 h after PC	72 h after PC
WBC × 103/μL	13.7 ± 1.3	13 ± 1	8.3 ± 1.2
CRP mg/L	51.2 ± 18.5	27.3 ± 10.4	5.4 ± 1.5
Body temp. (°C)	38 ± 0.35	37.3 ± 0.32	36.9 ± 0.15
		P < 0.05	P < 0.0001

Table 3 Follow-up of the patients after PC

	Calculous cholecystitis(n = 25)	Acalculous cholecystitis(n = 2)
No further treatment	18 (72%)	2
Recurrence	3 (12%)	0
Reinsertion of the catheter	2 (8%)	0
Medical treatment	1 (4%)	0
ERCP	3 (12%)	0
Delayed surgery	5 (20%)	0