Risk factors for mortality in patients with acute bacterial cholangitis - Type-2 diabetes is a significant clinical predictor.

Acute cholangitis is a life-threatening infection, and several features are associated with a worse prognosis if prompt treatment is not started. Eighty-six subjects with acute cholangitis were included in a retrospective analysis. Patients had a median age of 53 years (range: 34.5 to 70 years) and 55 (64.0 %) were female. Of the entire cohort, 16 patients had a history of diabetes mellitus. Regarding acute cholangitis severity, 17 (19.8 %) cases were classified as severe, 41 (47.7 %) as moderate, and 28 (32.6 %) as mild.