Diverticulitis in Morbidly Obese Adults: A Rise in Hospitalizations with Worse Outcomes According to National US Data.
Dig Dis Sci
; 65(9): 2644-2653, 2020 09.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Obesity is a known risk factor for diverticulitis. Our objective was to examine the less investigated impact of morbid obesity (MO) on admissions and clinical course of diverticulitis in a US representative database.METHODS:
We retrospectively queried the 2010-2014 Nationwide Readmission Database to compare diverticulitis hospitalizations in 48,651 MO and 841,381 non-obese patients. Outcomes of mortality, clinical course, surgical events, and readmissions were compared using multivariable and propensity-score-matched analyses.RESULTS:
The number of MO patients admitted with diverticulitis increased annually from 7570 in 2010 to 11,935 in 2014, while the total number of patients admitted with diverticulitis decreased (p = 0.003). Multivariable analysis demonstrates that MO was associated with increased mortality (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.54; 95% confidence internal [CI] 1.16, 2.05), intensive care admissions (aOR = 1.92; 95% CI 1.61, 2.31), emergent surgery (aOR = 1.20; 95% CI 1.11, 1.30), colectomy (aOR = 1.13; 95% CI 1.08, 1.18), open laparotomy (aOR = 1.28; 95% CI 1.21, 1.34), and colostomy (aOR = 1.34; 95% CI 1.25, 1.43). Additionally, MO was associated with higher risk for multiple readmissions for diverticulitis within 30 days (aOR = 1.45; 95% CI 1.08, 1.96) and 6 months (aOR = 1.21; 95% CI 1.03, 1.42). A one-to-one matched propensity-score analysis confirmed our multivariable analysis findings.CONCLUSIONS:
Analysis of national data demonstrates an increasing trend of MO patients' admissions for diverticulitis, with a presentation at a younger age. Furthermore, MO is associated with an increased risk of adverse outcomes and readmissions of diverticulitis. Future strategies are needed to ameliorate these outcomes.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Readmissão do Paciente
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Obesidade Mórbida
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Diverticulite
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article