Consequences and management of COVID-19 on the care activity of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit.

Ismael El HajraMarta CalvoElena Santos Pérez Santiago Blanco Rey Irene González Partida Virginia Matallana Yago González-Lama María Isabel Vera

Published in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2021)

a large number of tests and on-site outpatient visit consultations were suspended. However, a rapid adaptation to telemedicine allowed these patients to be closely followed up. Although it was possible to maintain therapeutic compliance, with a loss to follow-up slightly higher than the previous year, suspensions and delays of tests could have significant negative consequences in the long term.

Keyphrases

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