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ArticleInflammatory bowel diseases2024

Oral vs Intravenous Discharge Antibiotic Regimens in the Management of Intra-abdominal Abscesses in Penetrating Crohn's Disease.

Kush Fansiwala, Alison Rusher, Brandon Shore, Hans H Herfarth, Edward Barnes, Bharati Kochar, Shannon Chang

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Article in Inflammatory bowel diseases, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Management of Complicated Crohn's Disease.Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Kush FansiwalaDepartment of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2019-8002
Alison RusherDivision of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Brandon ShoreDepartment of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Hans H HerfarthDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Edward BarnesDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
Bharati KocharDivision of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8862-1236
Shannon ChangInflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Gastroenterology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6195-5386
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USNew York University · USUniversity of California, Los Angeles · US

Funding

Treatment Approaches and Outcomes in Pouch-related Disorders after Colectomy for Ulcerative ColitisK23DK127157 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BARNES, EDWARD · 2021 to 2025
$1.0M
Frailty in Inflammatory Bowel DiseasesR03AG074059 · NIA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI KOCHAR, BHARATI · 2021 to 2022
$336k
NIA NIH HHS R03 AG074059NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK127157NIH HHS K23DK127157-01
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAntibiotics are a cornerstone in management of intra-abdominal abscesses in Crohn's disease (CD). Yet, the optimal route of antibiotic administration is poorly studied. We aimed to compare surgical and nonsurgical readmission outcomes for patients hospitalized for intra-abdominal abscesses from CD discharged on oral (PO) or intravenous (IV) antibiotics.

methodsData for patients with CD hospitalized for an intra-abdominal abscess were obtained from 3 institutions from January 2010 to December 2020. Baseline patient characteristics were obtained. Primary outcomes of interest included need for surgery and hospital readmission within 1 year from hospital discharge. We used multivariable logistic regression models and Cox regression analysis to adjust for abscess size, history of prior surgery, history of penetrating disease, and age.

resultsWe identified 99 patients discharged on antibiotics (PO = 74, IV = 25). Readmissions related to CD at 12 months were less likely in the IV group (40% vs 77% PO, P = .01), with the IV group demonstrating a decreased risk for nonsurgical readmissions over time (hazard ratio, 0.376; 95% confidence interval, 0.176-0.802). Requirement for surgery was similar between the groups. There were no differences in time to surgery between groups.

conclusionsIn this retrospective, multicenter cohort of CD patients with intra-abdominal abscess, surgical outcomes were similar between patients receiving PO vs IV antibiotics at discharge. Patients treated with IV antibiotics demonstrated a decreased risk for nonsurgical readmission. Further prospective trials are needed to better delineate optimal route of antibiotic administration in patients with penetrating CD.

Indexed as

Abdominal AbscessAdministration, IntravenousAnti-Bacterial AgentsCrohn DiseasePatient ReadmissionAdministration, OralAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient DischargeRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsantibioticsCrohn’s diseaseintra-abdominal abscesses

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PMID38150318
PMCPMC11630246
OpenAlexW4390258153

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