Corticosteroids but not infliximab increase short-term postoperative infectious complications in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Ferrante, M; D'Hoore, A; Vermeire, S; Declerck, S; Noman, M; Van Assche, G; Hoffman, I; Rutgeerts, P; Penninckx, F

Ferrante, M; D'Hoore, A; Vermeire, S; Declerck, S; Noman, M; Van Assche, G; Hoffman, I; Rutgeerts, P; Penninckx, F.

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Ferrante M; Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Leuven, Belgium. marc.ferrante@uz.kuleuven.be

Inflamm Bowel Dis ; 15(7): 1062-70, 2009 Jul.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19161179

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Adrenal Cortex Hormones/adverse effects; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/administration & dosage; Antibodies, Monoclonal/administration & dosage; Colitis, Ulcerative/drug therapy; Colitis, Ulcerative/surgery; Surgical Wound Infection/immunology; Abdominal Abscess/epidemiology; Abdominal Abscess/immunology; Adrenal Cortex Hormones/administration & dosage; Adult; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/adverse effects; Antibodies, Monoclonal/adverse effects; Colitis, Ulcerative/epidemiology; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Infliximab; Length of Stay; Male; Middle Aged; Predictive Value of Tests; Proctocolectomy, Restorative/statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Surgical Wound Infection/epidemiology

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Surgical Wound Infection / Colitis, Ulcerative / Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Antibodies, Monoclonal Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Inflamm Bowel Dis Journal subject: GASTROENTEROLOGIA Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Belgium

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