A Simplified Physiology–Laboratory Score (PLS4) for Early Risk Stratification in Acute Cholangitis
Objectives: Acute cholangitis is a common biliary infection in the emergency department (ED) that can progress rapidly to septic shock and multiorgan dysfunction. The Tokyo Guidelines 2018 (TG2018) is the current reference standard for severity assessment but may be cumbersome during the initial ED encounter. We aimed...