Diverticulitis News

A study in the November issue of Archives of Surgery , one of the JAMA/Archives journals, reveals that among older patients who received Medicare for surgical treatment for diverticulitis, black individuals were linked to an increased risk of emergency/urgent surgery, higher total hospital charges, as well as high risk of in-hospital mortality.

Among older Medicare beneficiaries who underwent surgical treatment for diverticulitis, black race was associated with increased risk of urgent/emergency surgery, high risk of in-hospital mortality and higher total hospital charges, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Surgery , one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

While trauma to the surrounding organs, bleeding and infection are the most common diverticulitis surgery complications, administration of general anesthesia may also pose certain risks to those who undergo this surgery.

Diverticulitis is a disease in which diverticula or small pouches present in colon become infected.

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