Apheresis: A cell-based therapeutic tool for the inflammatory bowel disease

Table 1 Assessment of Crohn’s Disease severity using the CDAI tool[10]

Liquid stools per 7 d
Well-being (scored as 0 = generally well, 1 = slightly under par, 2 = poor, 3 = very poor, 4 = terrible)
Abdominal pain (None = 0; Intermediate = 1 or 2; Severe = 3)
Abdominal mass
Use of anti-diarrheal agents
Presence of extra-intestinal complications:
Arthritis/arthralgia
Iritis or uveitis
Skin or mouth lesions
Peri-anal disease
Other-fistula
Fever > 37.8°C (in the past week)
Hematocrit value
% Deviation from standard body weight