PMID- 31752695 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20200416 LR - 20200416 IS - 1471-230X (Electronic) IS - 1471-230X (Linking) VI - 19 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Nov 21 TI - Safety and effectiveness of granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in special situations: a multicentre cohort study. PG - 196 LID - 10.1186/s12876-019-1110-1 [doi] LID - 196 AB - BACKGROUND: The available information on granulocyte and monocyte adsorptive apheresis (GMA) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) under special situations remains unclear. We conducted a retrospective, multicentre cohort study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of GMA in patients with IBD under special situations. METHODS: This study included patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease who had at least one special situation feature and who had received GMA between November 2013 and March 2017. The incidence of adverse events (AEs) was compared in relation to the special situation, and patient background factors related to an AE were identified. For patients with UC, clinical remission was defined as a partial Mayo score of