Outpatient versus hospitalization management for uncomplicated diverticulitis: A prospective, multicenter randomized clinical trial (DIVER trial)

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 38-44

  Biondo, Sebastiano ^a   Golda, Thomas ^a   Kreisler, Esther ^a   Espin, Eloy ^b   Vallribera, Francesc ^b   Oteiza, Fabiola ^c   Codina Cazador, Antonio ^d   Pujadas, Marcel ^d   Flor, Blas ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^c Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colonic uncomplicated diverticulitis; Economic cost; Outpatient management; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIVERTICULITIS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DIVERTICULITIS, COLONIC; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84891624288     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182965a11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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