Predictors for colectomy in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) poses challenges to patient management owing to its high surgical rate. This study aimed to identify predictors of colectomy in patients with ASUC.

Design

This is a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed and Web of Science were searched up to April 2024.

Eligibility criteria

Studies on the predictors of colectomy in adult patients with ASUC were eligible.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two reviewers independently extracted the data using a prespecified data collection sheet. A qualitative synthesis was performed in tabular form. Random-effect meta-analyses were conducted using OR and 95% CI.

Results

Forty-two studies were included in the systematic review. The reported variables ca

SUBMITTER: Zheng J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11575343 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature