Tratamiento de la diverticulitis aguda

Abstract

Background: Acute diverticulitis is an inflammatory intestinal pathology. It has a high prevalence in western countries. The management is medical or surgical depending on the severity. Objective: To describe the characteristics of surgical and nonsurgical management in adult patients with the diagnosis of acute diverticulitis in a private center between the years 2015 and 2020. Materials and methods: Descriptive-retrospective study where information was collected from medical records using a data collection sheet. The variables were represented by percentages, frequency, and total average. Results: 52.05% patients were female. The mean age was 57.56 years. 77.78% of the patients were classified as Hinchey Ia. The most widely used medical management was ciprofloxacin plus metronidazole in 55.88% of the patients. 3 patients underwent Hartmann’s colostomy and the remaining 2 underwent peritoneal lavage and drainage. There was no mortality.