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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal surgery2023

Diverticulitis is a population health problem: Lessons and gaps in strategies to implement and improve contemporary care.

Stephanie Lee Stovall, Jennifer A Kaplan, Joanna K Law, David R Flum, Vlad V Simianu

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal surgery, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Stephanie Lee StovallDepartment of Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA 98101, United States.
Jennifer A KaplanDepartment of Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA 98101, United States.
Joanna K LawDepartment of Gastroenterology, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA 98101, United States.
David R FlumDepartment of Surgery, University of Washington Medical, Seattle, WA 98195, United States.
Vlad V SimianuDepartment of Surgery, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health, Seattle, WA 98101, United States. vlad.simianu@commonspirit.org.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The disease burden of diverticulitis is high across inpatient and outpatient settings, and the prevalence of diverticulitis has increased. Historically, patients with acute diverticulitis were admitted routinely for intravenous antibiotics and many had urgent surgery with colostomy or elective surgery after only a few episodes. Several recent studies have challenged the standards of how acute and recurrent diverticulitis are managed, and many clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have pivoted to recommend outpatient management and individualized decisions about surgery. Yet the rates of diverticulitis hospitalizations and operations are increasing in the United States, suggesting there is a disconnect from or delay in adoption of CPGs across the spectrum of diverticular disease. In this review, we propose approaching diverticulitis care from a population level to understand the gaps between contemporary studies and real-world practice and suggest strategies to implement and improve future care.

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Clinical guidelinesDiverticular diseaseDiverticulitisElectiveEmergent surgeryHospitalization

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PMID37405108
PMCPMC10315108

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