US National Estimates of Contemporary Mortality Rates in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Undergoing Colectomy.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Despite a growing armamentarium of medical therapies for ulcerative colitis, colectomy remains an important therapeutic option. To better inform shared decision-making about surgery, we estimated the contemporary risk of mortality after colectomy. Mortality rates were estimated using the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2020). Factors associated with postcolectomy death were evaluated in multivariable regression. Postcolectomy mortality occurred in 1.2% (95% CI: 0.8%, 1.9%) of hospitalizations. Comorbidity burden, emergent laparotomy, and delays to surgery >5 days after admission were associated with mortality. Colectomy may be associated with mortality; however, this risk is heterogeneous based on patient- and procedural-related factors.
Medical subject headings
- Colitis, Ulcerative
- Colectomy