CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of Laparoscopic Peritoneal Lavage for Perforated Diverticulitis: A National Registry - Based Study

52,863 participantsStarted 2014-07-01

Plain-language summary

The goal of this observational study is to study the emergency surgical treatment of diverticular disease in Sweden outside clinical trials. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Which is the preferred surgical method of acute diverticular disease in Sweden? * Which are the short and long-term outcomes of the different surgical methods? Researchers will compare the different methods to see if there is a surgical operation that is superior for the treatment of acute diverticulitis.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients aged 18 years or older who were admitted to a Swedish hospital between 1st July 2014 and 31st December 2020 with an ICD-10 code for diverticular disease of the large intestine (K57.2- K57.9). * Emergency admissions. * Patients who underwent procedures relevant to diverticulitis. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who were diagnosed with colorectal cancer before the index date. * Patients with synchronous operations that are supposed to be irrelevant to acute diverticulitis.

What they're measuring

Preferred operation for acute colonic diverticular disease

Timeframe: Up to 78 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05893095

SponsorUppsala University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-12-31

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