New surgery and hospital-diagnosed infections in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing surgery - a nationwide cohort study.
Bente Mertz NørgårdOlav Sivertsen GarvikFloor Dijkstra ZegersJan NielsenKen LundTorben KnudsenJens KjeldsenPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2024)
The elderly with IBD did not have an increased risk of new abdominal surgery within two years of the first surgery. Elderly with CD, but not UC, had an increased risk of serious infections within 6 months of surgery.