Is colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis life saving? A systematic review

Colorectal Disease

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 798-804

  Stewart, D B ^a   Hollenbeak, C S ^a   Wilson, M Z ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clostridium difficile; Colectomy; Colitis; Fulminant; Mortality

Indexed keywords

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; COLON RESECTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLECTOMY; COLITIS; FULMINANT; MORTALITY;

CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COLECTOMY; COLITIS; ENTEROCOLITIS, PSEUDOMEMBRANOUS; HUMANS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880996085     PISSN: 14628910     EISSN: 14631318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/codi.12134     Document Type: Review

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