Therapeutic outcome Definition Response to corticosteroids Clinical improvement after treatment with high-dose oral steroids (40–60 mg prednisone or equivalent) within 30 days or clinical improvement after treatment with high-dose intravenous…
Fig. 6.1 The potential role of mesalamine in the current treatment algorithm for UC In the present chapter, we will review the pharmacology, mechanisms of action, and effectiveness of oral…
Medication Mesalamine DR (Asacol, Asacol HD) 800 mg DR, 1–2 tabs TID Mesalamine ER (Apriso, currently only approved for maintenance) 0.375 g ER, 4 tabs QAM Mesalamine ER (Pentasa) 250/500…
Gassy foods Vegetables (raffinose, soluble fiber) Artichokes Asparagus Beans Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Cucumbers Green peppers Lentils Onions Peas Potatoes Radishes Shallots Scallions Fruits (fructose or sorbitol)…
Study Remission rate Follow-up Gimpel/Schilling [1] ? 72 days Truelove/Jewell [3] 60/100 (60 %) Up to 3 years Dean et al. [5] 1/5 (20 %) Same admission Reilly et al….
32. Saebo A, Vik E, Lange OJ, Matuszkiewicz L. Inflammatory bowel disease associated with Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 infection. Eur J Intern Med. 2005;16:176–82.PubMedCrossRef 33. Kallinowski F, Wassmer A, Hofmann MA,…
Type of index Index main name akaa Abbreviation Reference Symptoms Partial Mayo score [13] Simple clinical colitis activity index SCCAI [14] Modified Truelove and Witts index Lichtiger score MTWSI [15]…
Minor surgical stress (hernia repair) Moderate surgical stress (cholecystectomy, colectomy) Major surgical stress (cardiac surgery, hepatobiliary surgery) No HPA axis suppression: Continue usual daily glucocorticoid dose Continue usual daily…
Study Drug Population Number of patients Follow-up (wks) Number of lymphoma cases Number of other malignancies Targan [91] IFX CD (I) 83 12 0 0 Present [92] IFX Fistulizing CD…
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014Gary R. Lichtenstein (ed.)Medical Therapy of Ulcerative Colitis10.1007/978-1-4939-1677-1_26 26. Chemoprevention in Ulcerative Colitis Fernando Velayos1 (1) Department of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Francisco, 2330 Post St., Suite 610,…
