A call for clarity: a scoping review of predictors of poor outcome after emergency abdominal surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.

James BunceJ J S WallJ N LundG M Tierney

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2023)

To have data driven, evidence-based emergency surgical practice in IBD we need consistency of reporting, including the definitions of emergency and urgency. Core descriptor sets in IBD would be valuable.

Keyphrases

public health
emergency department
healthcare
primary care
ulcerative colitis
emergency medical
quality improvement