ArticleThe American journal of gastroenterology2017
Risk of Postoperative Complications Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Treated Preoperatively With Vedolizumab.
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- European Guideline on Pre-Operative Prevention of Surgical Site Infections Following Digestive Surgery: A Joint Update of the WHO SSI Guideline for Gastrointestinal Surgery by UEG, ESCP, EAES, and SIS-E.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Guideline
- Perioperative Management of Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review.Diseases of the colon and rectum · 2022Pooled it
- Increased Risk of Infections with Anti-TNF Agents in Patients with Crohn's Disease After Elective Surgery: Meta-Analysis.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Association between vedolizumab and postoperative complications in IBD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of colorectal disease · 2021Pooled it
- Risk of postoperative infectious complications from medical therapies in inflammatory bowel disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of preoperative anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha infusion timing on postoperative surgical site infection in inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.United European gastroenterology journal · 2019Pooled it
- Systematic review with meta-analysis: real-world effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.Journal of gastroenterology · 2018Pooled it
- Comparative Risk of Complications Following Intestinal Surgery After Infliximab, Vedolizumab, or Ustekinumab Treatment: Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Peri-Operative Optimization of Patients with Crohn's Disease.Current gastroenterology reports · 2024Review
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- Perioperative Assessment and Optimization in Major Colorectal Surgery: Medication Management.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2023Review
- Perioperative optimization of Crohn's disease.Annals of gastroenterological surgery · 2023Review
- The Effect of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Therapy within 12 Weeks Prior to Surgery on Postoperative Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Prehabilitation prior to intestinal resection in Crohn's disease patients: An opinion review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2022Review
- Vedolizumab does not increase perioperative surgical complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, cohort study.Intestinal research · 2022Article
- Impact of Biological Agents on Postsurgical Complications in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicentre Study of Geteccu.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Hypoalbuminaemia, Not Biologic Exposure, Is Associated with Postoperative Complications in Crohn's Disease Patients Undergoing Ileocolic Resection.Journal of Crohn's & colitis · 2021Article
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- Exploring the Relationship between Biologics and Postoperative Surgical Morbidity in Ulcerative Colitis: A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Low Skeletal Muscle Index Adjusted for Body Mass Index Is an Independent Risk Factor for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgical Complications.Crohn's & colitis 360 · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectivesVedolizumab is increasingly used to treat patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), however, its safety during the perioperative period remains unclear. We compared the 30-day postoperative complications among patients treated preoperatively with vedolizumab, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α agents or non-biological therapy.
methodsThe retrospective study cohort was comprised of patients receiving vedolizumab, anti-TNF-α agents or non-biological therapy within 4 weeks of surgery. The rates of 30-day postoperative complications were compared between groups using univariate and multivariate analysis. Propensity score-matched analysis was performed to compare the outcome between groups.
resultsAmong 443 patients (64 vedolizumab, 129 anti-TNF-α agents, and 250 non-biological therapy), a total of 144 patients experienced postoperative complications (32%). In multivariate analysis, age >65 (odds ratio (OR) 3.56, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.30-9.76) and low-albumin (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.28-4.00) were associated with increased risk of 30-day postoperative complications. For infectious complications, steroid use (OR 3.67, 95% CI 1.57-8.57, P=0.003) and low hemoglobin (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.32-6.96, P=0.009) were associated with increased risk in multivariate analysis. Propensity score matched analysis demonstrated that the risks of postoperative complications were not different among patients preoperatively receiving vedolizumab, anti-TNF-α agents or non-biological therapy (UC, P=0.40; CD, P=0.35).
conclusionsIn the present study, preoperative vedolizumab exposure did not affect the risk of 30-day postoperative complications in UC and CD. Further, larger studies are required to confirm our findings.
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