Ten-year outcomes of a prospective population-based incidence cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients from Canterbury, New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a progressive condition where ongoing inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract can lead to complications such as strictures, and fistulae. The long-term outcomes of newly diagnosed patients under current medical therapy can be used to plan health service provision and guide patients.

Methods

Prospective population-based data on all incident patients diagnosed with IBD in Canterbury was gathered in 2014 (n = 205). The medical records of these patients were followed for medication use, disease progression, hospitalization, surgery and mortality, in the 10 years since their diagnosis. Survival analysis and cox regression determined characteristics associated with earlier time to these outcomes.

Results

Medic

SUBMITTER: Forbes AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11472240 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature