{"title":"Success in Diverticulitis Management: What Outcomes Really Matter?","authors":"Alexander T Hawkins, Thomas E Ueland","doi":"10.1055/s-0044-1791558","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achieving optimal outcomes is a universal goal among health care providers. However, disagreement often arises when selecting and measuring endpoints as markers of care performance. In diverticulitis, this task is complicated by variability in clinical presentation and existence of multiple evidence-based therapeutic options. The aim of this review is to summarize trends and challenges in outcomes measurement for diverticulitis. We discuss historical origins and compare existing frameworks for classifying outcomes. Next, focus is directed to an exploration of important outcomes through clinical controversies: antibiotics for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, colectomy with primary anastomosis for acute complicated diverticulitis, and elective colectomy for recurrent diverticulitis. Finally, we review recommendations supporting case-by-case decision-making and implications for clinicians, in addition to ongoing international efforts to standardize outcomes that matter for common diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":48754,"journal":{"name":"Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery","volume":"38 4","pages":"283-289"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12151586/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1791558","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2025/7/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Achieving optimal outcomes is a universal goal among health care providers. However, disagreement often arises when selecting and measuring endpoints as markers of care performance. In diverticulitis, this task is complicated by variability in clinical presentation and existence of multiple evidence-based therapeutic options. The aim of this review is to summarize trends and challenges in outcomes measurement for diverticulitis. We discuss historical origins and compare existing frameworks for classifying outcomes. Next, focus is directed to an exploration of important outcomes through clinical controversies: antibiotics for acute uncomplicated diverticulitis, colectomy with primary anastomosis for acute complicated diverticulitis, and elective colectomy for recurrent diverticulitis. Finally, we review recommendations supporting case-by-case decision-making and implications for clinicians, in addition to ongoing international efforts to standardize outcomes that matter for common diseases.
期刊介绍：
Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery is a review journal that publishes topic-specific issues on diseases of the small bowel, colon, rectum, and anus.
Designed for clinicians, researchers, and educators involved with diseases of the intestinal tract, the journal covers a broad spectrum of basic information, controversial clinical issues, and established and innovative diagnostic techniques.
Issue topics comprehensively cover the entire specialty over a 3-4 year period, allowing the articles to serve as study material for educational programs and certifying examinations. The inclusion of research and clinical material also allows physicians to remain knowledgeable of current advances in the specialty.
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