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Spinelli A, Carvello M, Adamina M, Panis Y, Warusavitarne J, Tulchinsky H, Bemelman WA, Kotze PG, D'Hoore A, Lastikova L, Danese S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Avedano L, Pagnini F. Patients' perceptions of surgery for inflammatory bowel disease. Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:2690-2698. [PMID: 34268861 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
AIM Surgery is indicated in selected patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, due to a negative perception, surgery may be delayed, leading to possible unfavourable outcomes. The aim of this work was to investigate patients' perceptions of surgery and the impact on reported outcomes. METHOD An international multilingual online survey was used to query IBD patients' experiences of surgery, information sources, expectations and concerns, quality of life (QoL) and feelings. RESULTS The survey was completed by 425 of 510 participants. Crohn's disease was more frequent (61%) than ulcerative colitis (36%). Most patients primarily learned about surgery from their gastroenterologist and were informed of the risks and benefits by the surgeon. In almost one-third of patients indication for surgery was not a shared decision between gastroenterologist and surgeon. Seventy per cent of patients naïve to surgery were not aware of any surgical options. The majority of patients (80%) perceived surgery as the last option after many medical treatments rather than an alternative therapeutic option (20%). Sixteen per cent of patients obtained their primary information from the Internet, while 82.4% used the Internet to obtain additional information. Fear of surgical complications was cited by 73% of patients, while relief from symptoms was indicated by 31%. Most patients coped with their stoma better than expected or as they expected. Negative feelings decreased after surgery, while a lasting improvement in positive feelings and QoL was reported. CONCLUSION Despite the negative perception of surgery and the delayed involvement of surgeons as a source of information and in the decision-making process, the majority of respondents experienced positive outcomes from surgery, including improvement QoL and acceptance of the stoma.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonino Spinelli
- Colon and Rectal Surgery Division, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Colon and Rectal Surgery Division, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
| | - Michel Adamina
- Department of Surgery, Clinic of Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Allschwil, Switzerland
| | - Yves Panis
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Pôle des Maladies de l'Appareil Digestif (PMAD, Beaujon Hospital, Assistance publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP, University Denis Diderot (Paris VII, Clichy cedex, France
| | - Janindra Warusavitarne
- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK
| | - Hagit Tulchinsky
- Department of Surgery B, Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
| | - Willem A Bemelman
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
| | - Paulo Gustavo Kotze
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, IBD Outpatient Clinics, Catholic University of Parana (PUCPR, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospital Gasthuisberg Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations (Youth Group, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.,Inserm U1256 NGERE, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- European Federation of Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Associations, Brussels, Belgium
| | - Francesco Pagnini
- Department of Psychology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan, Italy.,Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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