A comparison of intravenous methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone for the treatment of acute inflammatory bowel disease.

Cameron SchauerVictoria AverySam SeleqParas GargMichael T M WangMichael ChiengCharlotte RowanAnurag SekraMark LaneRussell Walmsley

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2021)

For the treatment of an acute flare of IBD, treatment with IVMP results in significantly more requirement for inpatient rescue biologic or cyclosporin. In addition, it causes statistically significant less hypokalemia than IVHC, although in practice differences are negligible.

Keyphrases

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