Early Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis.

Crohns Colitis 360 · 2023 · PMC10263117 · PMID 37323477

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did not reach statistical significanceP = .06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Compared to patients who underwent delayed flexible sigmoidoscopy, fewer patients who underwent early flexible sigmoidoscopy groups received inpatient opioid medications, though this did not reach statistical significance (50.6% vs 72.0%, P = .06).

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a nonsignificant trendP = .23not close (p > 0.1)

Similarly, there was a nonsignificant trend toward decreased colectomy rates in the early flexible sigmoidoscopy group (17% vs 28%, P = .23).

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