Open AccessImpact of Modern Drug Therapy on Surgery: Crohn's Disease
Author(s) -
Peter Kienle
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000495127
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , crohn's disease , disease , drug , surgery , stoma (medicine) , dosing , intensive care medicine , psychiatry
A significant number of patients with Crohn's disease needs to undergo surgery, and many of these patients are under modern drug treatment. These drugs may influence the rate of perioperative complications. This may have an impact on the chosen surgical strategy.