Immunosuppressed Patients with Crohn's Disease Are at Increased Risk of Postoperative Complications: Results from the ACS-NSQIP Database.

Maria Abou KhalilJad Abou-KhalilJennifer MotterCarol-Ann VasilevskyNancy MorinGabriela GhitulescuMarylise Boutros

Published in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2019)

Patients with Crohn's disease who were on immunosuppressant medications within 30 days of elective colectomy had significantly increased rates of infectious complications, overall surgical site infection, organ space surgical site infection, and anastomotic leak compared to patients who were not on immunosuppressive agents.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome
patients undergoing
quality improvement
risk factors
rectal cancer
emergency department
electronic health record