Table 4 Classification of ulcerative colitis per Truelove and Witts criteria at admission
From: WSES-AAST guidelines: management of inflammatory bowel disease in the emergency setting
Variables | Mild | Moderate | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
Stool frequency/day | ≤4 per day | 4–6 per day | ≥6 per day |
Blood in stool | None or small | - | Present |
Temperature | Apyrexial | Intermediate | >37.8 |
Heart rate bpm | <90min/min | Intermediate | >90/min |
Anemia (Hb=g/dL) | >11 | 10.5–11 | <10.5 |
Erythrocite sedimentation rate (mm/hour) | <20 | 20–30 | >30mm/h |