[Activity index in Crohn's disease]. / Indices de actividad en la enfermedad de Crohn. Revisión crítica y evaluación de su utilidad en el manejo clínico.

The gold standard to quantify Crohn's disease activity is still not defined and a world consensus to unify criteria is necessary. Criticism has been directed towards every existing indexes. We summarize some of the currently used criteria for the assessment of disease activity, point out the controversies and issues that will need further investigations, and discuss their usefulness based on our experience.

Índices de actividad en la enfermedad de Crohn: revisión crítica y evaluación de su utilidad en el manejo clínico / Activity indices in Crohn's disease: critical review and evaluation of their usefulness in clinical management

No se ha definido aún un método gold standard para cuantificar la actividad de la enfermedad de Crohn, por lo que es necesario unificar criterios a través de un consenso mundial. Cada uno de los índices descriptos para tal fin han sido criticados. En el presente trabajo realizamos una revisión de los criterios actualmente utilizados para evaluar la actividad de la enfermedad, destacamos las controversias existentes y los temas que aún requieren ser investigados, y analizamos su utilidad en base a nuestra experiencia.

The gold standard to quantify Crohn's disease activity is still not defined and a world consensus to unify criteria is necessary. Criticism has been directed towards every existing indexes. We summarize some of the currently used criteria for the assessment of disease activity, point out the controversies and issues that will need further investigations, and discuss their usefulness based on our experience.