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RISK FACTORS FOR EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE COLITIS IN THE ERA OF BIOLOGIC THERAPY.

Lucas Faraco SobradoFernando Noboru Cabral MoriCarolina Bortolozzo Graciolli FacanaliMariane Gouvea Monteiro de CamargoSergio Carlos NahasCarlos Walter Sobrado-Junior
Published in: Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery (2023)
Emergency surgery for acute colitis was associated with a high incidence of postoperative complications. Preoperative use of antibiotics, ulcerative colitis, lower albumin levels at admission, and delaying surgery for more than seven days were associated with more severe early postoperative complications. The use of biologics was not associated with worse outcomes.
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