Financial toxicity among patients undergoing resectional surgery for inflammatory bowel disease in the United States.

Yung LeeSama AnvariAdelia PadoanTyler McKechnieLily ParkAristithes G DoumourasCagla EskiciogluDennis Hong

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2024)

Financial toxicity is a serious consequence of IBD-related surgery among uninsured patients. Given the pervasive nature of this consequence, future steps to support uninsured patients receiving surgery, in particular emergency surgery, related to their IBD are needed to protect this group from financial risk.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
affordable care act
oxidative stress
public health
emergency department
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
ulcerative colitis
atrial fibrillation
patient reported