Recommendations for research

The guideline committee has made the following recommendations for research.

Key recommendations for research

1 Non-surgical management of acute diverticulitis

What is the clinical and cost effectiveness of antibiotics for the management of acute diverticulitis in primary care?

To find out why the committee made the research recommendation on antibiotics for managing acute diverticulitis see rationale and impact.

2 Conservative management for preventing diverticular disease

What is the most clinically and cost-effective conservative management for preventing diverticular disease in people with diverticulosis?

To find out why the committee made the research recommendation on preventing diverticular disease in people with diverticulosis see rationale and impact.

3 Managing diverticular disease

What is the most clinically and cost-effective treatment for diverticular disease?

To find out why the committee made the research recommendation on managing diverticular disease see rationale and impact.

4 Information and support

What information and support do people with diverticulosis, diverticular disease or acute diverticulitis need?

To find out why the committee made the research recommendation on information and support see rationale and impact.

5 Timing of surgery for complicated acute diverticulitis

What are the clinically and cost-effective surgical approaches to managing complicated acute diverticulitis, including timing of surgery (elective or emergency)?

To find out why the committee made the research recommendation on timing of surgery for complicated acute diverticulitis see rationale.

Other recommendations for research

Risk factors for diverticular disease for people with diverticulosis

What are the risk factors for diverticulosis progressing to diverticular disease?

  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)