Postoperative complications following colectomy for ulcerative colitis: A validation study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ulcerative colitis (UC) patients failing medical management require colectomy. This study compares risk estimates for predictors of postoperative complication derived from administrative data against that of chart review and evaluate...

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Main Authors: Ma Christopher, Crespin Marcelo, Proulx Marie-Claude, DeSilva Shanika, Hubbard James, Prusinkiewicz Martin, Nguyen Geoffrey C, Panaccione Remo, Ghosh Subrata, Myers Robert P, Quan Hude, Kaplan Gilaad G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-230X/12/39