Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction in Obese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Leeds IL, Holubar SD, Hull TL, Lipman JM, Lightner AL, Sklow B, Steele SR. Short- and Long-term Outcomes of Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis Construction in Obese Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 65: e782-e789. PMID: 34958050, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term pouch failureObese patientsUlcerative colitisNonobese patientsPostoperative complicationsPouch failurePouch surgeryColitis ulcerosaASA class 3Intraoperative technical difficultiesOutcomes of obeseAssociation of obesityPouch failure rateWorse clinical outcomesQuaternary referral centerLong-term outcomesLength of stayIleoanal pouch surgeryQuality of lifePouch leakPouch survivalPreoperative steroidsASA 3Anastomotic leakCohort studyDo Cost Limitations of Extended Prophylaxis After Surgery Apply to Ulcerative Colitis Patients?
Leeds IL, Canner JK, DiBrito SR, Safar B. Do Cost Limitations of Extended Prophylaxis After Surgery Apply to Ulcerative Colitis Patients? Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 65: 702-712. PMID: 34840290, PMCID: PMC8995329, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002056.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariable probabilistic sensitivity analysesUlcerative colitis patientsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness ratioDecision analysisColorectal surgery patientsExtended prophylaxisColitis patientsEl análisisSocietal perspectiveLifetime horizonSurgery patientsVenous thromboembolismColitis ulcerosaDecision analysis methodologyUn análisisPostoperative venous thromboembolismRange of scenariosType of thrombosisMain outcome measuresTotal costIndividual risk profileCostSensitivity analysis