Towards a tailored approach for patients with acute diverticulitis and abscess formation. The DivAbsc2023 multicentre case-control study.

Conservative treatment Diverticular abscess Failure Non-operative treatment Percutaneous drainage Risk factors

Journal

Surgical endoscopy
ISSN: 1432-2218
Titre abrégé: Surg Endosc
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8806653

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
17 Apr 2024
Historique:
received: 15 11 2023
accepted: 09 03 2024
medline: 18 4 2024
pubmed: 18 4 2024
entrez: 17 4 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

This multicentre case-control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-operative treatment failure for patients with CT scan Hinchey Ib-IIb and WSES Ib-IIa diverticular abscesses. This study included a cohort of adult patients experiencing their first episode of CT-diagnosed diverticular abscess, all of whom underwent initial non-operative treatment comprising either antibiotics alone or in combination with percutaneous drainage. The cohort was stratified based on the outcome of non-operative treatment, specifically identifying those who required emergency surgical intervention as cases of treatment failure. Multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify independent risk factors associated with the failure of non-operative treatment was employed. Failure of conservative treatment occurred for 116 patients (27.04%). CT scan Hinchey classification IIb (aOR 2.54, 95%CI 1.61;4.01, P < 0.01), tobacco smoking (aOR 2.01, 95%CI 1.24;3.25, P < 0.01), and presence of air bubbles inside the abscess (aOR 1.59, 95%CI 1.00;2.52, P = 0.04) were independent predictors of failure. In the subgroup of patients with abscesses > 5 cm, percutaneous drainage was not associated with the risk of failure or success of the non-operative treatment (aOR 2.78, 95%CI - 0.66;3.70, P = 0.23). Non-operative treatment is generally effective for diverticular abscesses. Tobacco smoking's role as an independent risk factor for treatment failure underscores the need for targeted behavioural interventions in diverticular disease management. IIb Hinchey diverticulitis patients, particularly young smokers, require vigilant monitoring due to increased risks of treatment failure and septic progression. Further research into the efficacy of image-guided percutaneous drainage should involve randomized, multicentre studies focussing on homogeneous patient groups.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
This multicentre case-control study aimed to identify risk factors associated with non-operative treatment failure for patients with CT scan Hinchey Ib-IIb and WSES Ib-IIa diverticular abscesses.
METHODS METHODS
This study included a cohort of adult patients experiencing their first episode of CT-diagnosed diverticular abscess, all of whom underwent initial non-operative treatment comprising either antibiotics alone or in combination with percutaneous drainage. The cohort was stratified based on the outcome of non-operative treatment, specifically identifying those who required emergency surgical intervention as cases of treatment failure. Multivariable logistic regression analysis to identify independent risk factors associated with the failure of non-operative treatment was employed.
RESULTS RESULTS
Failure of conservative treatment occurred for 116 patients (27.04%). CT scan Hinchey classification IIb (aOR 2.54, 95%CI 1.61;4.01, P < 0.01), tobacco smoking (aOR 2.01, 95%CI 1.24;3.25, P < 0.01), and presence of air bubbles inside the abscess (aOR 1.59, 95%CI 1.00;2.52, P = 0.04) were independent predictors of failure. In the subgroup of patients with abscesses > 5 cm, percutaneous drainage was not associated with the risk of failure or success of the non-operative treatment (aOR 2.78, 95%CI - 0.66;3.70, P = 0.23).
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Non-operative treatment is generally effective for diverticular abscesses. Tobacco smoking's role as an independent risk factor for treatment failure underscores the need for targeted behavioural interventions in diverticular disease management. IIb Hinchey diverticulitis patients, particularly young smokers, require vigilant monitoring due to increased risks of treatment failure and septic progression. Further research into the efficacy of image-guided percutaneous drainage should involve randomized, multicentre studies focussing on homogeneous patient groups.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38632117
doi: 10.1007/s00464-024-10793-z
pii: 10.1007/s00464-024-10793-z
doi:

Banques de données

ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT06109506']

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Mauro Podda (M)

Emergency Surgery Unit, Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Policlinico Universitario "D. Casula", Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Cagliari, SS 554, Km 4,500, 09042, Monserrato, Italy. mauropodda@ymail.com.

Marco Ceresoli (M)

General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy.

Marcello Di Martino (M)

Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy.

Monica Ortenzi (M)

Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

Gianluca Pellino (G)

Department of Colorectal Surgery, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona UAB, Barcelona, Spain.
Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universitá degli Studi della Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.

Francesco Pata (F)

Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy.

Benedetto Ielpo (B)

Hepatobiliary Surgery Unit, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.

Valentina Murzi (V)

Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

Andrea Balla (A)

Coloproctology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Surgery Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy.

Pasquale Lepiane (P)

General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Hospital "San Paolo", Civitavecchia, Rome, Italy.

Nicolo' Tamini (N)

General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy.

Giulia De Carlo (G)

General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy.

Alessia Davolio (A)

General and Emergency Surgery Department, School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, Monza, Italy.

Salomone Di Saverio (S)

Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.

Luca Cardinali (L)

Department of Surgery, Madonna del Soccorso Hospital, San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy.

Emanuele Botteri (E)

General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy.

Nereo Vettoretto (N)

General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy.

Pier Paolo Gelera (PP)

General Surgery Unit, ASST Spedali Civili, Montichiari, Brescia, Italy.

Belinda De Simone (B)

Department of General and Metabolic Surgery, Poissy and Saint-Germain-en-Laye Hospitals, Poissy, France.

Antonella Grasso (A)

General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Marco Clementi (M)

General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Danilo Meloni (D)

General Surgery Unit, San Salvatore Hospital, Department of Biotechnology and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy.

Gaetano Poillucci (G)

Department of General, Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, S. Matteo Degli Infermi Hospital, Spoleto, Perugia, Italy.

Francesco Favi (F)

Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.

Roberta Rizzo (R)

Department of General and Emergency Surgery, Bufalini Hospital, Cesena, Italy.

Giulia Montori (G)

Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy.

Giuseppa Procida (G)

Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy.

Irene Recchia (I)

Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy.

Ferdinando Agresta (F)

Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy.

Francesco Virdis (F)

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, "Niguarda Ca Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Stefano Piero Bernardo Cioffi (SPB)

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, "Niguarda Ca Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Martina Pellegrini (M)

Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Unit, "Niguarda Ca Granda" Hospital, Milan, Italy.

Massimo Sartelli (M)

Department of Surgery, Macerata Civil Hospital, Macerata, Italy.

Federico Coccolini (F)

General, Emergency, and Trauma Surgery Unit, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.

Fausto Catena (F)

Department of General Surgery, ULSS2 Marca Trevigiana, Vittorio Veneto, Treviso, Italy.

Adolfo Pisanu (A)

Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.

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