Diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of critical ulcerative colitis / 中华消化杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the diagnosis, therapy and prognosis of the most severe type ulcerative colitis or critical ulcerative colitis. Methods Forty cases of severe ulcerative colitis in recent 18 years in our hospital were reviewed. Based on the criteria from literatures, a self generated criterion was used to identify the critical ulcerative colitis, i.e. ① bloody stool≥9 times/d;② body temperature≥38?C;③ pulse rate≥90 beats/min;④ Hb