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Referral criteria from primary care - ulcerative colitis (UC)

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Referral criteria from primary care - ulcerative colitis:

  • if patient has severe colitis then should be admitted to hospital for assessment and treatment
  • if a patient has moderate disease but fail to respond to steroids within two weeks then should be admitted to hospital
  • if a patient responds partially to treatment then should be seen urgently in the outpatient department and treated for refractory colitis

Reference:

  1. Collins P, Rhodes J. Ulcerative colitis: diagnosis and management. BMJ 2006;333:340-3

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