Objective To investigate changes in morbidity and mortality associated with ileal J-pouch
surgery performed during the first 3 years of a single surgeon's practice to determine the …

BACKGROUND: Functional outcomes following J-pouch for ulcerative colitis have been
studied, but lack standardization in which symptoms are reported. Furthermore, the selection …

Background: Pouchitis is a poorly understood inflammatory condition that occurs in the ileal
pouches of patients who have undergone the ileal-pouch anal anastomosis after restorative …

The NHS Long-Term plan published in 2019 set out the ambitions and commitments for the
NHS for the next 10 years [1]. A key part of this was the development of Integrated Care …

Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch–anal anastomosis is the gold-standard
surgical procedure for familial adenomatous polyposis, refractory ulcerative colitis, and …

Background. Clinical pathways are increasingly being used by hospitals to improve
efficiency in the care of certain patient populations; however, little prospective data are …

Abstract Background The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) has
proposed using procedure-based hierarchical models to predict adverse outcomes, but it is …

Introduction There is little consensus of quality measurements for restorative
proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (RPC-IPAA) performed for ulcerative …

Purpose: To study the impact of postoperative ileus (POI) on hospital length of stay in
colectomy patients. Methods: A retrospective cohort study design was used. Adult patients …

Objective To analyze the association between pre-and perioperative factors and pouch-
related septic complications (PRSC) in ulcerative colitis (UC) and in familial adenomatous …