Early surgery for acute calculous cholecystitis is better than delayed

Question For patients with acute calculous cholecystitis, is it better to do surgery immediately or let them “cool off” first?

Synopsis The decision to perform open or laparoscopic surgery on patients with acute calculous cholecystitis, and whether that surgery is done during the initial hospital admission or later, after symptoms have “cooled down,” seems to depend largely on the surgeon. This meta-analysis with uncertain allocation, identified all available prospective randomised trials on the topic to try to provide a more solid evidence …