Appraisal of the pediatric ulcerative colitis activity index (PUCAI)

2009304 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Dan Turner · Hospital for Sick Children

Jeffrey S. Hyams · Connecticut Children's Medical Center

James Markowitz · Northwell Health

Trudy Lerer · Connecticut Children's Medical Center

David R. Mack · Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Jonathan Evans · Nemours Children's Clinic

Marian Pfefferkorn

Abstract

This study on real-life, prospectively obtained data confirms that the PUCAI is highly feasible by virtue of the noninvasiveness, valid, and responsive index. The PUCAI can be used as a primary outcome measure to reflect disease activity in pediatric UC.

Topics & Keywords

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Microscopic Colitis Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volume 15, Issue 8, pp. 1218-1223

DOI: 10.1002/ibd.20867

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