Anti-inflammatory efficiency of levobupivacaine in an experimental colitis model

Table 1 Macroscopic scoring of mucosal damage in colitis[15]

Macroscopic damage	Score
Ulceration and inflammation
None	0
Local hyperemia, no ulcer	1
One site of ulcer not accompanied by congestion or thickening of the intestinal wall	2
One site of ulcer accompanied by inflammation	3
≥ 2 sites of ulcer accompanied by inflammation	4
1 cm > inflammed segment + ulcer site ≥ 2	5
1 cm < inflammed segment + ulcer site ≥ 2	6
2 cm ≤ inflammed segment (the score increases 1 with each 1 cm enlargement of the inflammed segment)	7-10
Adhesions
None	0
Mild (easy to seperate colon from other tissues)	1
Severe	2
Diarrhea
None	0
Present	1