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Study Title and Description
Findings on Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis: A Multicenter Review.
Key Questions Addressed
3 | KQ 3: What are the benefits and harms of colonoscopy (or other colon imaging test) following an episode of acute diverticulitis? KQ 3a. What is the incidence of malignant and premalignant colon tumors found by colonoscopy, and what is the incidence of colon cancer mortality among patients undergoing screening? KQ 3b. What are the procedure-related and other harms of colonoscopy or CT colonography? KQ 3c. What is the frequency of inadequate imaging due to intolerance or technical feasibility? • Do the benefits and harms vary by patient characteristics, course of illness, or other factors? |
Primary Publication Information
Title | Findings on Colonoscopy after Diverticulitis: A Multicenter Review. |
Author | Studniarek A., Kochar K., Warner C., Eftaiha S., Naffouj S., Borsuk DJ., Mellgren A., Park JJ., Cintron J., Harrison J. |
Country | From the *Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. |
Year | 2019 |
Numbers |
Pubmed ID: 31908222 |
Secondary Publication Information
There are currently no secondary publications defined for this study.
Extraction Form: KQ 3: Colonoscopy
Arms
Number | Title | Description | Comments |
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1 | Colonoscopy |
Question... Follow Up | Answer | Follow-up Answer | |
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Study design | Single group, no subgroup analysis | ||
if not an RCT, what was the directionality? | Retrospective | ||
Funder | Not reported (or unclear) | ||
Start and end years of the study | 2005 | ||
2017 | |||
Inclusion criteria | A history of acute diverticulitis as the indication for the colonoscopy, and colonoscopy performed within one year from the initial diagnosis of diverticulitis. | ||
Exclusion criteria | NR | ||
Specific population? | No (anyone with Hx diverticulitis) | ||
Note/Comment about Design (or overall study) | |||
Country | USA | ||
Comparison of colonoscopy vs. no colonoscopy? | No | ||
Comparison of diverticulitis vs health control? | No |
Baseline Characteristics
Question | Colonoscopy | Total | Comments | ||
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Answer | Follow-up | Answer | Follow-up | ||
Participant race/ethnicity characteristics | Male | 51 | |||
Participant age, continuous | 53 | ||||
22 | |||||
88 | |||||
Age >=50, % | NR | ||||
Participants with Un/Complicated Diverticulitis | Not reported | ||||
Note/Comment about baseline characteristics | No data entered. | ||||
Alarm symptoms | No data entered. |
Results & Comparisons
Results Data
Outcome: Advanced adenoma Population: All Participants | ||
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Time Point | Measure | Colonoscopy |
Enter a numeric value or title (required) years |
N Analyzed | 584 |
Counts | 32 | |
Percentage | 5.4 |
Outcome: Colorectal cancer Population: All Participants | ||
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Time Point | Measure | Colonoscopy |
Enter a numeric value or title (required) years |
N Analyzed | 584 |
Counts | 9 | |
Percentage | 1.5 |
Quality Dimensions
Dimension | Value | Notes | Comments |
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Q23: NHLBI - Were eligibility/selection criteria for the study population prespecified and clearly described? | Yes | ||
Q25: NHLBI - Were the outcome measures prespecified, clearly defined, valid, reliable, and assessed consistently across all study participants? | Yes | ||
If this study was an NRCS or a single-group study, did the study report adjusted results that were for differences between groups (in the case of NRCSs) or differences between subgroups (in the case of single group studies)? | Not Applicable |
Quality Rating
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