Italian nationwide survey of pharmacologic treatments in diverticular disease: Results from the REMAD registry.

ABSTRACT: Background:Although diverticular disease is a common condition, its effective treatment is challenging in clinical practice. Objective:The objective of this article is to assess pharmacological management in different clinical settings of diverticular disease and factors associated with treatment using the Italian registry Registro Malattia Diverticolare (REMAD). Methods:At study enrolment, patients were categorised into subgroups: diverticulosis, symptomatic uncomplicated diverticular disease and previous diverticulitis. We registered demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, quality of life and the use of treatments for diverticular disease in the last year. Logistic regression analysis assessed the association between clinical factors and treatment consumption. Results:A total of 500 of the 1206 individuals included had had at least one treatment for diverticular disease in the last year: 23.6% (166/702) of patients with diverticulosis, 55.9% (165/295) of patients with symptomatic diverticular disease, and 80.9% (169/209) of patients with previous diverticulitis (p?

SUBMITTER: Cremon C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6620876 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature