| Summary statement | Average agreement score and rate of agreement |
| 1. Pancolitis, long disease duration (EL3), severity at the time of first hospitalization (EL3), endoscopic severity (EL1), and frequent hospitalization (EL3) are clinical predictive factors for colectomy. | 8.3 (100%) |
| 2. Physician and surgeon experience, the treatment and surveillance policy, and the patient’s preference may affect the final decision to have a colectomy (EL5). | 8.3 (95%) |