Early unplanned readmissions following same-admission cholecystectomy for acute biliary pancreatitis

Same-admission cholecystectomy (CCY) is recommended for mild acute biliary pancreatitis (biliary-AP). However, there is a paucity of research investigating reasons for early (30-day) unplanned readmissions in patients who undergo CCY for biliary-AP. Hence, we sought to investigate this gap using a large population database. Using the Nationwide Readmission Database (2010–2014), we identified all adults (age ≥ 18 years) with a principal diagnosis...