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Title
Elective surgery for diverticulitis is associated with high risk of intestinal diversion and hospital readmission in older adults.
Authors
Lidor, Anne O; Schneider, Eric; Segal, Jodi; Yu, Qilu; Feinberg, Richard; Wu, Albert W
Abstract
This study seeks to compare outcomes (in-hospital mortality, colostomy rates, and 30-day readmission rates) in older adult patients undergoing emergency/urgent versus elective surgery for diverticulitis.
Publication
Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2010, Vol 14, Issue 12, p1867