Journal article
Operative management of colonic diverticular disease in the setting of immunosuppression: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Immunosuppressed patients with diverticular disease are at higher risk of postoperative complications, however reported rates have varied. The aim of this study is to compare postoperative outcomes in immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients undergoing surgery for diverticular disease.
METHODS: Medline, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were searched. Articles were included if they compared immunosuppressed and immunocompetent patients …
Authors
McKechnie T; Lee Y; Kruse C; Qiu Y; Springer JE; Doumouras AG; Hong D; Eskicioglu C
Journal
The American Journal of Surgery, Vol. 221, No. 1, pp. 72–85
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
January 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.035
ISSN
0002-9610