What is the 30-day postoperative complication rate after subtotal colectomy for patients with IBDU

What is known

- In an emergency subtotal colectomy cohort for IBD acute severe colitis (n=91), 30-day complications occurred in 43% overall, with surgical in 29% and infectious in 14%. ¹ - A study reported no differences in 30-day (or 1-year) postoperative complications after subtotal colectomy between anti-TNF users and nonusers in a UC/indeterminate colitis cohort. ² - In a pediatric IBD cohort including 11 indeterminate colitis patients, 58.6% overall had complications after subtotal colectomy, lower for laparoscopic vs open and for elective vs emergency procedures. ³ - Pediatric initial subtotal colectomy series reported early (<60 day) complications in 24.3%; historical series cited complication rates ranging from 33% to nearly 50%. ⁴

What is unknown / caveats

- No excerpt isolates a 30-day rate for the IBD unclassified subgroup specifically - Reported rates span pediatric and adult, elective and emergency, open and laparoscopic populations - Time windows differ (30-day vs <60-day vs 1-year) - Complication rates vary widely by urgency (elective vs emergency), surgical approach, and age group rather than by IBD subtype.

## References

1. [No authors listed]. Emergency subtotal colectomy rates in relation to anti-TNF therapy in inflammatory bowel disease patients: comparison of retrospective cohorts. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2023;58(1):15-19. PMID: 35917586.

2. Gu J, Remzi FH, Shen B, Vogel JD, Kiran RP. Operative strategy modifies risk of pouch-related outcomes in patients with ulcerative colitis on preoperative anti-tumor necrosis factor-α therapy. Dis Colon Rectum. 2013;56(11):1243-52. PMID: 24104999.

3. Muntean A, Stoica I, McMahon SV, Mortell A, Gillick J, Sweeney BT. Colectomies in children with inflammatory bowel disease: a national referral centre experience. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019;35(6):691-698. PMID: 30847603.

4. Denning NL, Kallis MP, Kvasnovsky CL, Lipskar AM. Outcomes of Initial Subtotal Colectomy for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Surg Res. 2020;255:319-324. PMID: 32593890.

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