Patterns of Primary, Specialty, Urgent Care, and Emergency Department Care in Children With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) require treatment, monitoring, and health maintenance services. We described patterns of primary, specialty, emergency department (ED) and urgent care delivery, and explored patient- and system-related variables that impact ED/urgent care utilization.

Methods

We conducted a cross sectional survey of parents of children with IBD at a large tertiary children's hospital.

Results

One hundred sixty-one parents completed the survey (75% response). Mean patient age 13.9 years (51% boys); 80% Crohn disease, 16% ulcerative colitis, 4% IBD-unspecified. Mean disease duration 4 years (standard deviation [SD] 2.7). Thirty percent had at least 1 other chronic disease, 31% had a history of IBD-related surgery. Pare

SUBMITTER: Michel HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8083894 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature