Journal article
Management of Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Abstract
Opinion statementAcute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (ASUC) provides challenges for physicians and surgeons who manage these patients. When a patient is diagnosed with ASUC, they should be admitted for inpatient management including intravenous corticosteroids, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, oral or enteral feeding if tolerated, and exclusion of infection including Clostridium difficile. Failure to improve by day 3 of …
Authors
Narula N; Jharap B; Colombel J-F
Journal
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 59–76
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
March 2015
DOI
10.1007/s11938-014-0036-5
ISSN
1092-8472