The Cumulative Incidence of Pouchitis in Pediatric Patients With Ulcerative Colitis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite highly effective therapies, many children develop medically refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) and undergo proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA). We sought to determine the incidence, risk, and burden of pouchitis in the first 2 years following the final stage of IPAA in pediatric UC patients.

Methods

Within the IQVIA Legacy PharMetrics Adjudicated Claims Database, we identified pediatric patients with UC who underwent proctocolectomy with IPAA between January 1, 2007, and June 30, 2015. We utilized International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification or International Classification of Diseases-Tenth Revision-Clinical Modification codes to identify patients with UC and Current Procedural Terminology codes to iden

SUBMITTER: Cowherd E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9434461 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature