Serum Procalcitonin as a Potential Early Predictor of Short-Term Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis

Wu, HM; Wei, J; Li, J; Wang, K; Ye, L; Qi, Y; Yuan, BS; Yang, YL; Zhao, L; Yang, Z; Yang, MF; Gong, JF; Wang, FY

Wang, FY (reprint author), Nanjing Univ, Med Sch, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Jinling Hosp, Zhongshan East Rd 305, Nanjing 210002, Jiangsu, Peoples R China.; Wang, FY (reprint author), Nanjing Med Univ, Jinling Clin Med Coll, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepato

DIGESTIVE DISEASES AND SCIENCES, 2019; 64 (11): 3263

Abstract

Background Delayed colectomy can be life-threatening for patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC). However, few biomarkers can predict the......

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