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The effect of pre-admission immunosuppression on colectomy rates in acute severe ulcerative colitis

BACKGROUND: Patients on immunosuppression at the time of acute severe ulcerative colitis have been suggested to be at a higher risk of colectomy than those who are treatment-naïve. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of immunosuppressive therapy on the risk of colectomy. METHOD: We condu...

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Autores principales: Patrick, Desmond, Doecke, James, Irwin, James, Hanigan, Katherine, Simms, Lisa, Howlett, Mariko, Radford-Smith, Graham
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6236856/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30455743
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1756284818809789