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Management of Severe Ulcerative Colitis
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