ERCP and Cholecystectomy Reduce Readmission Rates in Pregnant Patients with Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

These procedures are not associated with excess risk for adverse effects and can reduce readmission rates for pregnant women.

Pregnant patients have an increased risk for developing gallstone disease, including both cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis. Surgeons and endoscopists are often reluctant to perform cholecystectomy and endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in these patients, given concerns about fetal and maternal health and safety. These investigators evaluated the effect on readmissions of timely biliary intervention for acute biliary pancreatitis (ABP) in pregnant patients.

They analyzed a large national database over a 3-year period, during which almost 8,000 ABP-related hospitalizations occurred in pregnant women. The 30-day readmission rate in these women was 16%, 57% of which were due to adverse events secondary to ABP. Compared wi…

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Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

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Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

Douglas G. Adler, MD, FACG, AGAF, FASGE

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBSC; Merit; Olympus

Speaker’s BureauAbbVie

Editorial BoardsGastrointestinal Endoscopy

ERCP and Cholecystectomy Reduce Readmission Rates in Pregnant Patients with Acute Biliary Pancreatitis

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