Functional Outcomes of Emergency Surgery for Perforated Diverticulitis, Hinchey Grade III.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laparoscopic lavage as a treatment for perforated diverticulitis, Hinchey III, has been found safe and feasible in randomized trials. A few studies have reported functional outcomes and quality of life as secondary outcomes. This study investigated distress associated with dysfunction of the bowel or stoma, functional outcomes, and quality of life 2-3 years after surgery in a national unselected cohort.

Methods

All patients in Sweden who underwent emergency surgery for perforated diverticulitis with purulent peritonitis (2016-2018) were invited to answer a comprehensive, study-specific questionnaire 2-3 years after the index surgery.

Results

Out of 499 potential patients, 226 returned the questionnaire, and 209 were included in the analysis. There was no st

SUBMITTER: Samuelsson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10156766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature