Long‐term outcome after admission for acute severe ulcerative colitis in Oxford: The 1992–1993 cohort

Background: To determine the long‐term outcome of patients admitted with acute severe colitis (ASC) who avoided colectomy on the index admission, a retrospective cohort study was performed. Methods: Patients admitted for intensive treatment of ASC in 1992–1993 previously described for a predictive i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Inflammatory bowel diseases 2009-06, Vol.15 (6), p.823-828
Hauptverfasser:	Bojic, D., Radojicic, Z., Nedeljkovic‐Protic, M., Al‐Ali, M., Jewell, D.P., Travis, S.P.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Azathioprine - therapeutic use Cohort Studies colectomy Colectomy - statistics & numerical data Colitis, Ulcerative - drug therapy Colitis, Ulcerative - epidemiology Colitis, Ulcerative - surgery Cost of Illness cyclosporin Cyclosporine - therapeutic use England - epidemiology Follow-Up Studies Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - therapeutic use Kaplan-Meier Estimate Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Remission Induction Retrospective Studies Risk Factors severe ulcerative colitis Severity of Illness Index steroids Steroids - therapeutic use Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: To determine the long‐term outcome of patients admitted with acute severe colitis (ASC) who avoided colectomy on the index admission, a retrospective cohort study was performed. Methods: Patients admitted for intensive treatment of ASC in 1992–1993 previously described for a predictive index of short‐term outcome in severe ulcerative colitis (UC) were followed for a median 122 months (range 3–144). Complete responders (CR) to intensive therapy had
ISSN:	1078-0998 1536-4844
DOI:	10.1002/ibd.20843