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The Evolving Effectiveness Of Biologics In Avoiding Surgery In Children With Ulcerative Colitis., Mohineesh Kumar, Samuel K. Osei, Ayesha Fatima, Rachel N. Harvey, Alexander Menning, Anthony Stallion, Nathan Novotny
The Evolving Effectiveness Of Biologics In Avoiding Surgery In Children With Ulcerative Colitis., Mohineesh Kumar, Samuel K. Osei, Ayesha Fatima, Rachel N. Harvey, Alexander Menning, Anthony Stallion, Nathan Novotny
Conference Presentation Abstracts
Purpose
Pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment has changed dramatically with the introduction of multiple biologics in recent years. The purpose of this study was to assess effectiveness of biologic agents in achieving remission and incidence of surgery.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed UC patients that were seen at gastroenterology clinic between January 2012-August 2020. We analyzed demographic characteristics, colonoscopy, clinic and hospital records. Patients were divided into four groups: 1) patients treated medically without biologics or surgery; 2) patients treated with one biologic; 3) patients treated with multiple biologics; and 4) patients that underwent colectomy. Pearson Chi-square test was used to …