Title: Impact of bowel preparation on elective colectomies for diverticulitis: analysis of the
NSQIP database
Version: 3 Date: 08 Jul 2022
Reviewer's report:
Clearly written manuscript and well-designed study.
Table 1: it would be more helpful to know the proportion of each sub-group who had had
prep/type of prep vs no prep/another type of prep rather than the proportion of each sub-group
represented in a prep status. E.g. what proportion of each ethnicity had bowel prep vs no bowel
prep rather than what is the ethnicity breakdown within the bowel prep group. This would give a
better idea of the potential disparaties by sociodemographic categories rather than the proportion
of each subgroup in the study cohort.
General comments:
-Are there regional variations in clinical practice that the authors could comment on? or a 'gold
standard' or best practice guideline with regards to prep. This would be useful information to
have in either the introduction or discussion.
-If the proportions recommended in my comments regarding Table 1 do contain disparities/
inequities by sociodemographic group, this should be commented on.
Title: Impact of bowel preparation on elective colectomies for diverticulitis: analysis of the
NSQIP database
Version: 3 Date: 08 Jul 2022
Reviewer's report:
Clearly written manuscript and well-designed study.
Table 1: it would be more helpful to know the proportion of each sub-group who had had
prep/type of prep vs no prep/another type of prep rather than the proportion of each sub-group
represented in a prep status. E.g. what proportion of each ethnicity had bowel prep vs no bowel
prep rather than what is the ethnicity breakdown within the bowel prep group. This would give a
better idea of the potential disparaties by sociodemographic categories rather than the proportion
of each subgroup in the study cohort.
General comments:
-Are there regional variations in clinical practice that the authors could comment on? or a 'gold
standard' or best practice guideline with regards to prep. This would be useful information to
have in either the introduction or discussion.
-If the proportions recommended in my comments regarding Table 1 do contain disparities/
inequities by sociodemographic group, this should be commented on.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Impact of bowel preparation on elective colectomies for diverticulitis: analysis of the
NSQIP database
Version: 3 Date: 08 Jul 2022
Reviewer's report:
Clearly written manuscript and well-designed study.
Table 1: it would be more helpful to know the proportion of each sub-group who had had
prep/type of prep vs no prep/another type of prep rather than the proportion of each sub-group
represented in a prep status. E.g. what proportion of each ethnicity had bowel prep vs no bowel
prep rather than what is the ethnicity breakdown within the bowel prep group. This would give a
better idea of the potential disparaties by sociodemographic categories rather than the proportion
of each subgroup in the study cohort.
General comments:
-Are there regional variations in clinical practice that the authors could comment on? or a 'gold
standard' or best practice guideline with regards to prep. This would be useful information to
have in either the introduction or discussion.
-If the proportions recommended in my comments regarding Table 1 do contain disparities/
inequities by sociodemographic group, this should be commented on.
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