Quality improvement project identifies factors associated with delay in IBD diagnosis.
Gareth J WalkerSimeng LinNeil ChanchlaniAmanda ThomasPeter HendyNeel M HeerasingLucy MooreHarry D GreenDesmond CheeClaire M BewsheaJoseph MaysNicholas Alexander KennedyTariq AhmadJames R GoodhandPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2020)
Time to patient presentation is the largest component of time to IBD diagnosis. Emergency presentation is common and, unlike a delayed time to diagnosis, is associated with a complicated disease course.