Table 2.
Comparison of outcomes of patients at 1 year based on escalation of therapy following hospitalization for acute severe ulcerative colitis
Outcome | Therapy Escalated (n=46) [N(%)] |
Therapy Not Escalated (n=77) [N(%)] |
Unadjusted Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colectomy within 1 year | 5 (10.8) | 6 (7.8) | 1.39 | 0.45-4.31 | 0.56 |
Late colectomy (91 – 365 days following hospitalization) |
2 (4.3) | 4 (5.2) | 0.53 | 0.15-4.29 | 0.93 |
Rehospitalization in 1 year | 17 (37) | 13 (16.9) | 2.18 | 1.17-4.08 | 0.01 |