Multicentre Audit of Cholecystostomy and Further interventions (MACAFI)
Project Summary
The Multicentre Audit of Cholecystostomy and Further intervention (MACAFI) Audit was our first national multi-centre audit. The project looked into the outcomes, follow up and technique for percutaneous cholecystostomy, a common treatment for acute cholecystitis. We recruited 1100 patients from 36 centres across the UK.
Publications
Nationwide Outcomes following Percutaneous Cholecystostomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis and the Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Results of the Multicentre Audit of Cholecystostomy and Further Interventions (MACAFI study).
Andrew MacCormick, Paul Jenkins, Jim Zhong, Gregory C Makris, Nelofer Gafoor, David Chan; MACAFI Collaborators.
Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Paper Link.
Transhepatic or transperitoneal technique for cholecystostomy: results of the multicentre retrospective audit of cholecystostomy and further interventions (MACAFI).
Paul Jenkins, Andrew MacCormick, Jim Zhong, Gregory C Makris, Nelofer Gafoor, David Chan, on behalf of the MACAFI Collaborators.
British Journal of Radiology. Paper Link.
Presentations
United Kingdom nationwide outcomes following percutaneous cholecystostomy: results of the multicentre audit of the cholecystostomy and further interventions (MACAFI) UNITE Collaborative.
CIRSE 2022, Barcelona, Spain. Oral Presentation, presented by Jim Zhong.
Transhepatic or transperitoneal approach for cholecystostomy? Results of the United Kingdom Multicentre Retrospective Audit of Cholecystostomy.
SIR 2023, Phoenix, USA. Oral Presentation, presented by Jim Zhong. Winner of the SIR Foundation Resident Research Award.
Project Protocol
MACAFI Protocol - W.pdf