Medical treatment selection and outcomes for hospitalized patients with severe ulcerative colitis as defined by the Japanese criteria.
Makoto NaganumaNaohiro NakamuraReiko KunisakiKatsuyoshi MatsuokaShojiro YamamotoAmi KawamotoDaisuke SaitoTaku KobayashiKosaku NankiKazuyuki NarimatsuHisashi ShigaMotohiro EsakiShinichiro YoshiokaShingo KatoMasayuki SarutaShinji TanakaEriko YasutomiKaoru YokoyamaKei MoriyaYoshikazu TsuzukiMakoto OoiMikihiro FujiyaAtsushi NakazawaTomohisa TakagiTeppei OmoriToshiyuki TaharaTadakazu Hisamatsunull nullPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology (2024)
Tacrolimus and infliximab in addition to corticosteroids were used as first-line treatment in severe hospitalized patients. PRO2 on day 3 is a useful marker for switching to second-line therapy or colectomy.