| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3283016 | Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2011 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Postoperative complications frequently occur after colectomy for UC, predominantly among elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Patients who were admitted to the hospital under emergency conditions and did not respond to medical treatment had worse outcomes when surgery was performed 14 or more days after admission.
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Shanika de Silva, Christopher Ma, Marie-Claude Proulx, Marcelo Crespin, Belle S. Kaplan, James Hubbard, Martin Prusinkiewicz, Andrew Fong, Remo Panaccione, Subrata Ghosh, Paul L. Beck, Anthony MacLean, Donald Buie, Gilaad G. Kaplan,