Early Sigmoidoscopy or Colonoscopy Is Associated With Improved Hospital Outcomes in Ulcerative Colitis-Related Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Performing a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy is recommended for assessment of disease activity, excluding infection, and guiding medical treatment during ulcerative colitis (UC)-related hospitalizations. However, it is unknown whether the timing of endoscopy impacts clinical outcomes. The objective of our study was to determine the impact of timing of endoscopy on hospital outcomes in patients with UC-related hospitalizations.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database (2006-2013). Adult inpatients (≥19 years) with UC-related hospitalizations were identified using appropriate International Classification of Diseases, Ninth revision, Clinical modification codes (ICD-9-CM). Hospital outcomes stratified by disease se

SUBMITTER: Obi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5288584 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature