P688 Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of a cohort of 238 patients with ulcerative colitis from two medical centres from Uruguay

Abstract Background Cohort follow-up studies allow to study clinical and therapeutic characteristics of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). The results of these studies allow to plan sanitary strategies. The objective was to describe the demographic, clinical, and therapeutic characteristics of a cohort of patients with UC from two healthcare centres in Uruguay. Methods A descriptive, retrospective, and prospective study of patients with a diagnosis of UC coming from a public centre, Hospital de Clínicas (HC) and a private centre, CASMU, included in the National Registry of inflammatory bowel disease (RNEII) up to December 31, 2015 and followed until April 6, 2017. The RNEII includes demographic data, clinical characteristics, and medical and surgical treatment. The RNEII was approved by the ethics committee of the Faculty of Medicine. Results A total of 238 patients were analysed, 94 from the HC and 139 from the CASMU. The median follow-up was 10.2 years (minimum 1–maximum 62.7 years). Women were 69.3% and men 30.7% (female/male ratio of 2.27, p