Answer:
3 major factors behind highly life threatening acalculous cholecystitis in severely sick patients are
- Increased bile viscosity due to dehydration
- Absence of cholecystokinin-induced gallbladder contraction due to prolonged absence of oral feeding (seen in patients on long-term TPN)
- Gallbladder wall ischemia due to a low-flow state
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