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Ethnic And Demographic Differences In Colectomy Rates And Timing For Ulcerative Colitis: 2007-2014, Daniel Bodek, Alana Persaud, Brian Blair, Ahlawat Sushil
Ethnic And Demographic Differences In Colectomy Rates And Timing For Ulcerative Colitis: 2007-2014, Daniel Bodek, Alana Persaud, Brian Blair, Ahlawat Sushil
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Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the bowel, with one third of patients requiring a colectomy for fulminant disease and tissue dysplasia. In 2007, infliximab was approved for induction and maintenance of remission in UC, with some evidence to suggest a potential reduction in colectomies. The aim of this study is to examine relative colectomy rates for UC among different ethnicities from 2007 to 2014 in order to evaluate for development of new trends or disparities.
Discrepancies in colectomy rates and timing are seen in our models which mirror closely findings in a prior study from 1999-2003 …