Management of Nonoperative Diverticulitis : Is Surgical Admission Always Best?

CONCLUSION: Institutional policy mandating admissions for patients receiving nonoperative management of diverticulitis to surgical services does not reduce hospital LOS or cost. This argues that admission to medical services may be an acceptable practice. This raises the question, is acute diverticulitis always a surgical issue? PMID: 32967441 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: The American Surgeon - September 22, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Malizia RA, Martinolich JL, Ata A, Fitz NG, Williams KK, Valerian BT, Stain SC, Lee EC Tags: Am Surg Source Type: research