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. 2003 Dec 15;9(12):2821–2823. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v9.i12.2821

Table 1.

Predisposing factors in patients with acute acalculous cholecystitis

Predisposing factor Total (n)
Shock 7
Trauma 2
Burn 1
Major surgery 2
Bacteremia 11
DM 8
HTN 13
Heart diseasea 14
CVA 3
TPN 1
Hyperlipidemia 5

a: Heart disease includes atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertensive cardiovascular disease, hypertrophic car-diomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy.