Admission
Admit if signs of shock, sepsis, or peritonitis
Patients with toxic megacolon should be admitted for surgical intervention.
Discharge
Patients who are non-toxic and able to tolerate oral hydration/PO meds can be discharged with outpatient follow-up
Admit if signs of shock, sepsis, or peritonitis
Patients with toxic megacolon should be admitted for surgical intervention.
Patients who are non-toxic and able to tolerate oral hydration/PO meds can be discharged with outpatient follow-up
Amebiasis
Infectious- shigella, salmonella, campylobacter, E. Coli.
Viral hepatitis
Noninfectious- Inflammatory bowel disease, ischemic colitis, diverticulitis, AV malformation.
Autoimmune hepatitis
Pyogenic abscess
Ischemic hepatitis
Aerobic: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, Pseudomonas