Decreasing Colectomy Rates for Ulcerative Colitis: A Population-Based Time Trend Study

Gilaad G. Kaplan,Cynthia H. Seow,Subrata Ghosh,Natalie Molodecky,Ali Rezaie,Gordon W. Moran,Marie-Claude Proulx,James Hubbard,Anthony R. MacLean,Donald Buie,Remo Panaccione

Decreasing Colectomy Rates for Ulcerative Colitis: A Population-Based Time Trend Study

2012

Gilaad G. Kaplan
Cynthia H. Seow
Subrata Ghosh
Natalie Molodecky
Ali Rezaie
Gordon W. Moran
Marie-Claude Proulx
James Hubbard
Anthony R. MacLean
Donald Buie
Remo Panaccione

OBJECTIVES:Colectomy rates for ulcerative colitis (UC) have been inconsistently reported. We assessed temporal trends of colectomy rates for UC, stratified by emergent vs. elective colectomy indication.METHODS:From 1997 to 2009, we identified adults hospitalized for a flare of UC. Medical charts wer

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Trend analysis
Colectomy
General surgery
Ulcerative colitis
Diabetes mellitus
Population
Medicine
population based

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