First 72 Hours: Inpatient Patient Care for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis

Drs Sunanda Kane and Peter D. Higgins discuss the first 72 hours of inpatient UC care. What are best practices for diet and painkillers? When should your patient see a surgeon? Tune in to find out.

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Resources

Ulcerative Colitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/183084-overview

Efficacy and Safety of Biologics and Small Molecule Drugs for Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34856198/

Anti-TNF Therapy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27726761/

Cyclosporine in Severe Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Steroid Therapy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8196726/

Developing an Instrument to Assess the Endoscopic Severity of Ulcerative Colitis: The Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997563/

Fecal Calprotectin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30342711/

Tofacitinib Induction Therapy Reduces Symptoms Within 3 Days for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30012431/

The Janus Kinases (Jaks) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15575979/

Inpatient Therapy With Calcineurin Inhibitors in Severe Ulcerative Colitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33319248/