ADAMOVÁ, Zuzana. Comparison of long-term quality of life in patients with diverticular disease. Are there any benefits to surgery? Central European Journal of Medicine. Warsaw: Versita, 2012, vol. 7, No 5, p. 571-577. ISSN 1895-1058. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11536-012-0040-x.
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Original name Comparison of long-term quality of life in patients with diverticular disease. Are there any benefits to surgery?
Authors ADAMOVÁ, Zuzana (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Central European Journal of Medicine, Warsaw, Versita, 2012, 1895-1058.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30200 3.2 Clinical medicine
Country of publisher Poland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 0.262
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/12:00067439
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11536-012-0040-x
UT WoS 000307255900001
Keywords in English Diverticulitis; Quality of life; Elective sigma resections
Tags International impact, Reviewed
Changed by Changed by: Ing. Mgr. Věra Pospíšilíková, učo 9005. Changed: 5/3/2014 11:51.
Abstract
This study focused on the quality of life in patients who were treated in the past for complicated diverticulitis. We compared the effectiveness of conservative and surgical therapy. Between January 2000 and December 2005, 123 patients were treated for complicated diverticulitis in our ward. Five to ten years later these patients filled in the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index questionnaire. The results were evaluated with the Mann Whitney U test and Pearson chi square test. Result: We compared conservatively treated patients (49) with patients after sigma resection (27). On average, 7 years after the stay in hospital there were practically no differences in quality of life - 107 in the conservatively treated group versus 109 in the operated group. We counted the number of readmissions, which were higher in the conservatively treated group (34% vs 19%), but not statistically significant (p = 0.7). Notable adverse effects of resections were incisional hernias that were a reason for another surgery in 30% of cases. The kind of treatment does not appear to influence the long term quality of life in patients with diverticulitis. We can conclude that long term quality of life should not be a reason for surgery.
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