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    Outcome measures

    The main outcomes included technical success (generally defined as the ability to access and drain the gallbladder by placement of a drainage tube or stent with immediate drainage of bile), clinical success (defined as resolution of clinical symptoms or improvement in biochemical parameters) and recurrence of cholecystitis. Other outcomes included reintervention rates, hospital readmissions and adverse events.