Predictive factors for clinically actionable computed tomography findings in inflammatory bowel disease patients seen in the emergency department with acute gastrointestinal symptoms

Journal of Crohn's and Colitis

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 504-512

  Yarur, Andres J ^a   Mandalia, Amar B ^a   Dauer, Ryan M ^a   Czul, Frank ^a   Deshpande, Amar R ^a   Kerman, David H ^a   Abreu, Maria T ^a   Sussman, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer tomography; Crohn's disease; Emergency department; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; DIATRIZOATE; IOVERSOL; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ABDOMINO PELVIC COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; CLINICALLY ACTIONABLE FINDING; COMMON BILE DUCT STONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM FISTULA; DIVERTICULITIS; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HISTORY OF SURGERY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; COMPLICATION; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84899906180     PISSN: 18739946     EISSN: 18764479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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