RT Book, Section
A1 Graham, Autumn
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166534028
T1 Diverticulitis
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 9e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260019933
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166534028
RD 2024/04/19
AB Diverticular  disease  is  increasingly  common  in  industrialized  nations,  and  the  prevalence  of  diverticulosis  increases  with  age:  5%  in  patients  age  70%  by  age  85.1  Based  on  National  Emergency  Department  Sample  records  from  2006  to  2013,  evolving  diverticulitis  prevalence  and  management  have  resulted  in  a  27%  increase  in  diverticulitis-related  ED  visits  and  a  105%  increase  in  aggregated  national  cost,  whereas  ED  admissions  for  diverticulitis  decreased  from  58%  to  47%  and  surgical  management  decreased  by  33%.2