Referral criteria from primary care - ulcerative colitis (UC)

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 Aug 12;333(7563):340-3.