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==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
1/3 affected by age 50 | 1/3 affected by age 50 | ||
Occurs in 10-25% of those with diverticulosis | Occurs in 10-25% of those with diverticulosis | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
Clear-liquid diet initially | Clear-liquid diet initially | ||
High-fiber diet | High-fiber diet | ||
===Abx=== | |||
#PO | |||
===Abx | ##Bactrim/Cipro + Flagyl | ||
##Augmentin | |||
##Moxifloxacin | |||
#IV | |||
##CTX + Flagyl | |||
##Unasyn | |||
##Zosyn | |||
##Imipenem | |||
##Levaquin | |||
##etc. | |||
etc. | |||
==Dispo== | ==Dispo== | ||
#Outpt | |||
##Simple diverticulitis, tol po, social support, able to f/u in 48-72h | |||
#Admit | |||
##Comorbidities; complicated disease (assoc abscess, bowel wall >4mm, obstruction, ill appearance) | |||
#Surgery/IR | |||
##Abscesses >4cm; fistulas | |||
Surgery/IR | |||
[[Category:GI]] | [[Category:GI]] | ||
Revision as of 05:48, 14 March 2011
Epidemiology
1/3 affected by age 50
Occurs in 10-25% of those with diverticulosis
Treatment
Clear-liquid diet initially
High-fiber diet
Abx
- PO
- Bactrim/Cipro + Flagyl
- Augmentin
- Moxifloxacin
- IV
- CTX + Flagyl
- Unasyn
- Zosyn
- Imipenem
- Levaquin
- etc.
Dispo
- Outpt
- Simple diverticulitis, tol po, social support, able to f/u in 48-72h
- Admit
- Comorbidities; complicated disease (assoc abscess, bowel wall >4mm, obstruction, ill appearance)
- Surgery/IR
- Abscesses >4cm; fistulas