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. 2016 Jun 9;10(12):1385–1394. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjw116
Summary statements Agreement [score 7–9], n/N [%]
1 Male sex [EL3] and early disease onset [EL3] are associated with colectomy in adults. 62/77 [81%]
2 Disease characteristics (extensive disease [EL3], disease of >10 years’ duration [EL3] and severe disease at index admission [EL3]), presence of PSC [EL2] and frequent hospitalization for severe UC flares [EL3] are clinical predictors for [all-cause] colectomy in UC. 72/82 [88%]
3 Active smoking reduces colectomy rates [EL2]. 64/83 [77%]