Low serum albumin at admission is a predictor of early colectomy in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis.
Makoto TanakaTomohisa TakagiYuji NaitoKazuhiko UchiyamaYuma HottaYuki ToyokawaSaori KashiwagiKazuhiro KamadaTakeshi IshikawaHiroaki YasudaHideyuki KonishiYoshito ItohPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2021)
When the serum albumin level of UC patients at admission is below 2.45 g/dL, we should consider presenting the option of surgical treatment to patients.