Laparoscopic cholecystectomy during pregnancy.

Introduction: Biliary pathology is a common disorder during pregnancy and its complications can put the pregnancy at risk.

Material And Methods: A retrospective study of laparoscopic cholecystectomies in pregnant women was carried out during the period from January 2017 to April 2020 at Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González".

Eosinophil count at intensive care unit admission was not predictor of hospital mortality: results of a case control study.

Background: Predicting mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the biggest challenges in critical care medicine. Several studies have linked the presence of eosinopenia with adverse outcomes in different populations.

Methods: We performed a case control study to determine whether the eosinophil count at ICU admission was a predictor of hospital mortality.