Cost-effectiveness analysis of a multicentre randomized clinical trial comparing surgery with conservative management for recurrent and ongoing diverticulitis (DIRECT trial).

H E BolkensteinG A de WitE C J ConstenB J M Van de WallI A M J BroedersW A Draaisma

Published in: The British journal of surgery (2018)

At 5-year follow-up, elective sigmoid resection in patients with recurring diverticulitis or persistent complaints was found to be cost-effective. Registration number: NTR1478 (www.trialregistrer.nl).

Keyphrases

study protocol
clinical trial
double blind
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
phase iii
phase ii
patients undergoing
randomized controlled trial
surgical site infection
open label
placebo controlled
cross sectional
acute coronary syndrome