Journal article
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Medical Management of Nonhospitalized Ulcerative Colitis: The Toronto Consensus
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The medical management of ulcerative colitis (UC) has improved through the development of new therapies and novel approaches that optimize existing drugs. Previous Canadian consensus guidelines addressed the management of severe UC in the hospitalized patient. We now present consensus guidelines for the treatment of ambulatory patients with mild to severe active UC.
METHODS: A systematic literature search identified studies …
Authors
Bressler B; Marshall JK; Bernstein CN; Bitton A; Jones J; Leontiadis GI; Panaccione R; Steinhart AH; Tse F; Feagan B
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 148, No. 5, pp. 1035–1058.e3
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2015
DOI
10.1053/j.gastro.2015.03.001
ISSN
0016-5085