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Decision Aid for Colectomy in Recurrent Diverticulitis: Development and Usability Study

Decision Aid for Colectomy in Recurrent Diverticulitis: Development and Usability Study

National guidelines from the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS), in 2020, recommended that “the decision to recommend elective sigmoid colectomy after recovery from uncomplicated acute diverticulitis should be individualized” [9]. However, little guidance is available on how to personalize this decision with each patient. No evidence indicates the superiority of observation or surgery for recurrent diverticulitis.

Alexander T Hawkins, Andrea Fa, Samuel A Younan, Srinivas Joga Ivatury, Kemberlee Bonnet, David Schlundt, Elisa J Gordon, Kerri L Cavanaugh

JMIR Form Res 2024;8:e59952

Electronic Health Program to Empower Patients in Returning to Normal Activities After General Surgical and Gynecological Procedures: Intervention Mapping as a Useful Method for Further Development

Electronic Health Program to Empower Patients in Returning to Normal Activities After General Surgical and Gynecological Procedures: Intervention Mapping as a Useful Method for Further Development

Currently, the most performed general surgical abdominal procedures in elective setting in the Netherlands are hernia inguinal repair (with 28,232 procedures per year), cholecystectomy (25,203 procedures), and colectomy (14,012 procedures) [22]. Patients undergoing these surgical procedures are chosen as part of the target population, next to those patients undergoing gynecological procedures including hysterectomy and adnexal surgery as the other part of the target population.

Chantal M Michelle den Bakker, Frederieke G Schaafsma, Eva van der Meij, Wilhelmus JHJ Meijerink, Baukje van den Heuvel, Astrid H Baan, Paul HP Davids, Petrus C Scholten, Suzan van der Meij, W Marchien van Baal, Annette D van Dalsen, Daniel J Lips, Jan Willem van der Steeg, Wouter KG Leclercq, Peggy MAJ Geomini, Esther CJ Consten, Steven E Schraffordt Koops, Steve MM de Castro, Paul JM van Kesteren, Huib A Cense, Hein BAC Stockmann, A Dorien ten Cate, Hendrik J Bonjer, Judith AF Huirne, Johannes R Anema

J Med Internet Res 2019;21(2):e9938