Mortality and Causes of Death in Ulcerative Colitis

Pulmonary function in ulcerative colitis

 Abstract Background: Pulmonary involvement in ulcerative colitis (UC) is thought to be rare. There is not a definite document about the question that "Is the lung a target organ in inflammatory bowel disease?" The aim of the present study is to compare lung function between cases with UC and healthy controls. This study will also be of interest about searching the outbreak of pulmonary functio...

SURGICAL TREATMENT OF ULCERATIVE COLITIS

This is a preliminary report of 28 patients with ulcerative colitis who we surgically treated with "J" pouch endorectal pull-through operation from 1978 to 1996. All patients are continent with a median stool frequency of 4 times per day, no night soilage. low postoperative complications and one mortality due to pulmonary embolism.

Trends in mortality from ulcerative colitis in England and Wales.

Mortality rates for ulcerative colitis in England and Wales over the years 1946 to 1967 showed trends which varied with age. Between the ages of 15 and 34 rates fell with only minor irregularities. At ages 35 to 64, rates were constant from 1946 to 1957 and then began to decline. At ages 65 and above, rates rose during most of the period but with a recent tendency to stabilize. These trends are...

Crohn’s Disease (Ileitis) and Ulcerative Colitis (UC) — Causes and Treatment

securitization of mortality risks in life annuities

insurers have in the past few decades faced longevity risks - the risk that annuitants survive more than expected - and therefore need a new approach to manage this new risk. in this dissertation we survey methods that hedge longevity risks. these methods use securitization to manage risk, so using modern financial and insurance pricing models, especially wang transform and actuarial concepts, ...