The use of, and outcomes for, inflammatory bowel disease services during the Covid-19 pandemic: a nationwide observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) services have been particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Delays in referral to secondary care and access to investigations and surgery have been exacerbated.

Aims

To investigate the use of and outcomes for emergency IBD care during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods

Nationwide observational study using administrative data for England (2015-2020) comparing cohorts admitted from 1 January 2015, to 31 January 2020 (pre-pandemic) and from 1 February 2020, to 31 January 2021 (pandemic). Autoregressive integrated moving average forecast models were run to estimate the counterfactual IBD admissions and procedures for February 2020 to January 2021.

Results

Large decreases in attendances to hospital for emergency treatme

SUBMITTER: Deputy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9111430 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature