A systemic review and metaanalysis of postoperative outcomes in urgent and elective bowel resection in patients with Crohn's disease.

Purpose: The study examined whether urgency of surgical intervention affects postoperative outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) undergoing bowel resection.

Method: The review was conducted according to a predefined, published study protocol in Prospero which is an international database of prospectively registered systematic reviews in health. The study reported according to PRIMSMA guidelines.