Assessment of steroid use as a key performance indicator in inflammatory bowel disease-analysis of data from 2385 UK patients.

Christian Philipp SelingerGareth C ParkesAsh BassiJimmy K LimdiHelen LudlowPritash PatelMelissa SmithSantosh SalukeZandile NdlovuBecky GeorgeJohn SaundersMark AdamsonAileen FraserJenna RobinsonFiona DonovanIoanna ParisiJude TidburyLynn GrayRichard PollokGlyn ScottTim Raine

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)

This study validates steroid assessment as a meaningful quality measure and provides a benchmark for this performance indicator in a large cohort. A programme of quality improvement was associated with lower steroid use.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
electronic health record
patient safety
big data
cross sectional
data analysis