Drs Sunanda Kane and Peter D. Higgins discuss the first 72 hours of inpatient UC care. What are best practices for diet and painkillers? When should your patient see a surgeon? Tune in to find out.

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Resources

Ulcerative Colitis https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/183084-overview

Efficacy and Safety of Biologics and Small Molecule Drugs for Patients With Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34856198/

Anti-TNF Therapy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27726761/

Cyclosporine in Severe Ulcerative Colitis Refractory to Steroid Therapy https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8196726/

Developing an Instrument to Assess the Endoscopic Severity of Ulcerative Colitis: The Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21997563/

Fecal Calprotectin https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30342711/

Tofacitinib Induction Therapy Reduces Symptoms Within 3 Days for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30012431/

The Janus Kinases (Jaks) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15575979/

Inpatient Therapy With Calcineurin Inhibitors in Severe Ulcerative Colitis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33319248/

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