Management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis and adherence to current guidelines-a multicentre SNAPSHOT study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To explore whether previous participation in clinical studies increases adherence to management guidelines in acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (AUD).

Methods

This retrospective cohort study was designed to give a SNAPSHOT of the management of AUD at six hospitals, three of which had participated in the AVOD trial comparing antibiotic versus non-antibiotic treatment of AUD. Patients with AUD were included from March 2019 through June 2020 and followed for 90 days. The primary outcome was treatment of AUD categorised by antibiotic treatment and inpatient or outpatient management compared between AVOD and non-AVOD hospitals. Descriptive statistics were compiled, and differences between hospitals were assessed with Pearson's chi-squared test.

Results

The cohort

SUBMITTER: Dalby HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310278 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature