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Long-term follow-up after diverticulitis
Initial study group (n = 269)
Questionnaires sent (n = 208)
Questionnaires returned (n = 127)
(61%)
Passed away (n = 47) (16<30 days) Emigration (n = 2)
No contact records (n = 12)
No correct contact records (n = 7) Incomplete questionnaire (n = 11)
Completed questionnaires (n = 109)
(52%)
Figure 1. Study profile 8
When asked for abdominal complaints during the last 6 months 48 patients mentioned no complaints at all, 37 only a small portion of the time and 24 patients were afflicted by abdominal pain most of or all the time. Hinchey classification or timing of operation were not a risk factor but this was further analysed using the GIQLI. This analysis did not reveal any significant differences of the digestion subscale score for gender, operation technique, Hinchey classification, timing of operation, creation of a (temporary) stoma, re-operation or bowel obstruction within 30 days as shown in Table 3. During follow-up, no significant differences between acute (A) and electively (E) operated patients were seen in hospital readmissions for abdominal complaints (A 32% vs E 31%, p=0.808), incisional hernia (A 32% vs E 20%, p=0.189) or small bowel obstruction (A 11% vs E 5%, p=0.306) (Table 4).
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