Variation in the Care of Children with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Within and Across Canadian Provinces: A Multi-Province Population-Based Cohort Study.
M Ellen KuenzigTherese A StukelMatthew W CarrollGilaad G KaplanAnthony R OtleyHarminder SinghAlain BittonStephen G FungSarah SpruinStephanie CowardYunsong CuiZoann NugentAnne M GriffithsDavid R MackKevan JacobsonGeoffrey C NguyenLaura E TargownikWael El-MataryCharles N BernsteinTrevor J B DummerJennifer L JonesLisa M LixSanjay K MurthyJuan-Nicolás Peña-SánchezSoheila NasiriEric I Benchimolnull nullPublished in: Clinical epidemiology (2024)
There is variation in health services utilization among children with IBD and risk of undergoing intestinal resection in those with Crohn's disease, but not colectomy among children with ulcerative colitis, across Canadian pediatric tertiary-care centers. Improvements in clinical care pathways are needed to ensure all children have equitable and timely access to high quality care.