Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Resource Utilisation Among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the USA.

Ryan C UngaroBonnie ChouJason MoLyann UrsosRachel TwardowskiNinfa CandelaJean Frederic Colombel

Published in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)

Reduction in colonoscopies and subsequent initiation/switching of treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest lost opportunities for therapy optimisation which may have an impact on longer-term patient outcomes. Increased utilisation of telehealth services may have helped address gaps in routine clinical care.

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