The incidence of perforated colonic diverticular disease and risk factors for mortality in a UK population
β Scribed by Christopher Morris; Ian Harvey; William Stebbings; Andrew Hart
- Book ID
- 119427702
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 169 KB
- Volume
- 124
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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## Abstract ## Background Perforated diverticulitis (PD) remains a serious acute abdominal condition. The aims of this study were to measure its incidence in a large UK population and to identify factors affecting outcomes. ## Methods Computerized searches of hospital coding databases for PD wer
## Abstract ## Background Acute perforated colonic diverticular disease has a mortality rate of up to 30 per cent, but little is known about its aetiology. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that three classes of drugs, namely non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), opioid an