Simple clinical colitis activity index
The Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index is a diagnostic tool and questionnaire used to assess the severity of symptoms in people who suffer from Ulcerative colitis. It was created in 1998 and is still used to assess the severity of symptoms.[1] It is also used for research purposes to determine the efficacy of various treatments aimed at relieving symptoms.[2]
The score is determined by asking the person with colitis questions regarding:
- Bowel frequency
- Stool consistency
- Abdominal pain
- Anorexia
- Nausea/vomiting
- General health
- Extracolonic manifestations
- Abdominal tenderness
- Body temperature
- Blood in stool
- Sigmoidoscopy (non-haemorrhagic, friable, or spontaneous bleeding)[3]
References
- ^ Walmsley, R S; Ayres, R C S; Pounder, R E; Allan, R N (1998). "A simple clinical colitis activity index". Gut. 43 (1): 29–32. doi:10.1136/gut.43.1.29. ISSN 0017-5749.
- ^ Mardini, Houssam E.; Grigorian, Alla Y. (2014). "Probiotic Mix VSL#3 Is Effective Adjunctive Therapy for Mild to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis". Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. 20 (9): 1562–1567. doi:10.1097/MIB.0000000000000084. ISSN 1078-0998; Access provided by the University of Pittsburgh
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Walmsley, R S; Ayres, R C S; Pounder, R E; Allan, R N (1998). "A simple clinical colitis activity index : Table One". Gut. 43 (1): 29–32. doi:10.1136/gut.43.1.29. ISSN 0017-5749. Retrieved 2016-05-24.