Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis
Reddy V, Longo W. Indications for Surgery in Patients with Severe Clostridium Difficile Colitis. Difficult Decisions In Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach 2017, 275-281. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-40223-9_25.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClostridium difficile colitisDifficile colitisFulminant colitisSurgical therapySurgical interventionSevere Clostridium difficile colitisMultisystem organ failureTiming of surgeryCourse of diseaseMajority of casesRefractory colitisUnnecessary colectomyAntibiotic therapyMedical therapyOrgan failureFatal outcomeHigh morbidityPoor outcomeMild diarrheaNosocomial diarrheaColitisTherapyDiarrheaSurgeryIntervention