National Trends in the Creation of Diverting Ileostomy at the Time of Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis
This is the first study to capture population-level data on the effect of diversion at the time of IPAA for adult UC patients. This study demonstrates that the rate of fecal diversion at the time of IPAA has remained stable over time, but readmission rates have declined.
Authors
- Anthony Charles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7332-4354)
- Jonathan M. Stem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-7072)
- Chris B. Agala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-814X)
- Edward L. Barnes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9894-8796)
- Ursula Adams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-0671)
- Michael R. Phillips (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5215-3645)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348241295271
- Primary Topic
- Stoma care and complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00