Patterns of emergency admission for IBD patients over the last 10 years in Lothian, Scotland: a retrospective prevalent cohort analysis.
Mathew LyonsLauranne A A P DerikxJames M FulforthSophie McCallNikolas PlevrisPhilip W JenkinsonKathryn KirkwoodSpyros SiakavellasLaura A LucaciuNathan Constantine-CookeIan D ArnottPaul HendersonRichard Kay RussellDavid C WilsonCharlie W LeesGareth-Rhys JonesPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2022)
Despite compounding prevalence and increased biologic use, IBD admission rates are falling. The cause of admission varies with age, with infection the predominant cause in older patients.