Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	1434
Country	United States

Received	2012-12-10 23:31
Peer-Review Started	2012-12-11 21:18
To Make the First Decision	2013-01-24 18:48
Return for Revision	2013-03-13 09:20
Revised	2013-03-18 02:19
Second Decision	2013-05-22 09:27
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-22 10:30
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Publish the Manuscript Online	2013-06-24 15:07

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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	Current status of surgical treatment for fulminant clostridium difficile colitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Andrew J Klobuka and Alexey Markelov
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Alexey Markelov, MD, Department of Surgery, Easton Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, 250 S 25th Street, Easton, PA 18042, United States. dr.markelov@gmail.com
Key Words	Fulminant Clostridium difficile; Colitis; Toxic megacolon; Total colectomy; Surgical management
Core Tip	Studies of the surgical management of Clostridium difficile infection have been limited by small sample size and the lack of a standard definition of fulminancy. Our goal was to analyze the existing body of literature in an attempt to define host constellations which would predict the development of the more aggressive form of this disease and hence justify an early or earlier surgical intervention. We identified a number of parameters that are associated with unfavorable outcomes. The identified risk factors should be used to lower surgeons’ threshold for operative treatment early in the course of the disease.
Publish Date	2013-06-24 15:07
Citation	Klobuka AJ, Markelov A. Current status of surgical treatment for fulminant clostridium difficile colitis. World J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 5(6): 167-172
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v5/i6/167.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.167

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