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The incidence of abdominal and pelvic surgery among patients with irritable bowel syndrome.
- Source :
- Digestive Diseases & Sciences; Dec2005, Vol. 50 Issue 12, p2268-2275, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- Rates of abdominopelvic surgery, with a particular focus on gallbladder procedures, were measured in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) (n = 108,936) and compared with those in a general population sample (n = 223,082). The patient sample was selected from persons who were members of a managed care organization during the years 1995-2000. Medical records from a randomly selected subset of IBS patients were reviewed to confirm the diagnosis. Crude and standardized rates and adjusted rate ratios for surgery were calculated. The incidence of abdominopelvic surgery, excluding gallbladder procedures, was 87% higher in patients with IBS than that for the general population. The incidence of gallbladder surgery was threefold higher in IBS patients than the general population. Patients with IBS have an increased risk for abdominopelvic and gallbladder surgery and, thus, an associated risk for experiencing morbidity and mortality associated with these surgical procedures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- IRRITABLE colon diagnosis
PELVIC surgery
ABDOMINAL surgery
COMPARATIVE studies
CONFIDENCE intervals
DEMOGRAPHY
DIGESTIVE organ surgery
IRRITABLE colon
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
PROBABILITY theory
RESEARCH
RISK assessment
EVALUATION research
TREATMENT effectiveness
DISEASE incidence
RETROSPECTIVE studies
SEVERITY of illness index
CASE-control method
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01632116
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Digestive Diseases & Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125796878