Are Truelove and Witts criteria for diagnosing acute severe colitis relevant for the Indian population? A prospective study

Are Truelove and Witts criteria for diagnosing acute severe colitis relevant for the Indian population? A prospective study

Background/AimsTruelove and Witts criteria have been used to define acute severe colitis since the 1950s. However, hemoglobin (an additional criterion of the definition) levels in the general population in developing countries are lower than in the population of developed countries. We aimed to dete...

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Main Authors: Saransh Jain, Saurabh Kedia, Sawan Bopanna, Dawesh P Yadav, Sandeep Goyal, Peush Sahni, Sujoy Pal, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Govind Makharia, Simon P. L. Travis, Vineet Ahuja
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2018-01-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
Acute severe colitis
Definition
Anemia
Truelove and Witts criteria
India
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-16-69.pdf

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