Outcomes at 3-month follow-up period
| Variable | N | Inpatient n=695 | Ambulatory, n=69 | P value | |
| Ambulatory from diagnosis, n=15 | Initially inpatient and then discharged to ambulatory, n=54 | ||||
| Experienced further UC flare | 678 | 27.6% (170/615) | 26.7% (4/15) | 20.8% (10/48) | 0.45 |
| Readmitted to hospital with further UC flare | 632 | 25.0% (144/576) | 23.1% (3/13) | 27.9% (12/43) | 0.93 |
| Underwent colectomy (not including index colectomy) | 686 | 4.5% (28/622) | 13.3% (2/15) | 4.1% (2/49) | 0.24 |
P value=Fisher’s exact test or Kruskal-Wallis test for discrete and continuous variables continuous, respectively. Discrete variables displayed % (n/N) and continuous variables median (IQR).
UC, ulcerative colitis.