Trends in Hospitalization for Diverticulitis and Diverticular Bleeding in the United States From 2000 to 2010.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Most studies of trends in diverticular disease have focused on diverticulitis or on a composite outcome of diverticulitis and bleeding. We aimed to quantify and compare the prevalence of hospitalization for diverticular bleeding and diverticulitis overall and by sex and race.

Methods

We analyzed data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2000 through 2010. We identified adult patients with a discharge diagnosis of diverticular bleeding or diverticulitis. By using yearly US intercensal data, we calculated age-, sex-, and race-specific rates, as well as age-adjusted prevalence rates.

Results

The prevalence of hospitalizations per 100,000 persons for diverticular bleeding decreased over the 10-year period from 32.5 to 27.1 (-5.4; 95% confidence inte

SUBMITTER: Wheat CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624035 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature