Trends, predictors, and association of surgical timing with mortality among patients with <i>C</i> lostridioides difficile infection requiring colectomy: a cohort study
In this nationally representative cohort, surgical timing was an independent and modifiable determinant of survival in patients with CDI requiring colectomy. Our findings underscore the importance of early surgical consultation for CDI patients with peritonitis, sepsis, and coagulopathy.
Authors
- Abhishek Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5522-2995)
- Wes Patterson
- Jesse Fajnzylber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-1255)
- James Townley
- Xiuhan Li
Institutions
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Walsh University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-03-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2026.10411
- Primary Topic
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00