Monthly Archives: February 2021
ANALYSIS OF ONLINE INFORMATION ON SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS FOR CROHN’S DISEASE PATIENTS
In 2018, the American College of Gastroenterology published guidelines for Crohn’s disease management that emphasized the importance of addressing the patient’s quality of life (QOL). Due to the unique challenges that they face, afflicted patients and … Continue reading
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF A FRET-BASED IMMUNOASSAY FOR QUANTITATION OF INFLIXIMAB ON A POINT-OF-CARE INSTRUMENT SYSTEM
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IMPROVING PATIENT PARTICIPATION IN LONGITUDINAL RESEARCH: AN INNOVATIVE PATIENT-LED PATIENT-ORIENTED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH PROJECT TO UNDERSTAND THE MOTIVATIONS AND BARRIERS TO GETTING AND STAYING INVOLVED IN THE IMAGINE SPOR STUDY
The Inflammation, Microbiome, & Alimentation, Gastro-Intestinal & Neuropsychiatric Effects (IMAGINE) Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Network is conducting a large longitudinal research study to investigate the interactions between inflamm… Continue reading
THE IMPACT OF INTERMEDIATE TITER ANTIBODIES TO ADALIMUMAB (ATA) AND INFLIXIMAB (ATI) ON CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE (CD) OR ULCERATIVE COLITIS (UC)
Anti-TNF drugs, adalimumab (ADA) and infliximab (IFX), are effective treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). However, 30% of patients do not respond to treatment (primary non-response) and 40% lose response over time (loss of r… Continue reading
PATIENTS’ JOURNEY THROUGH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD): A QUALITATIVE STUDY
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a debilitating intestinal condition, manifesting as Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) or indeterminate colitis (IC). The patient experience is impacted by a lack of awareness from other stakeholders despi… Continue reading
BIOLOGICS BEFORE SURGERY FOR IBD: ARE THEY ASSOCIATED WITH POST-OPERATIVE INFECTIOUS COMPLICATIONS? RESULTS FROM THE NATIONAL SURGICAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE COLLABORATIVE IN >1500 PATIENTS
We aimed to utilize the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Collaborative, which includes disease-specific variables, to assess the association between preoperative biologi… Continue reading
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A PILOT STUDY OF A STANDARDIZED INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE CURRICULUM FOR GASTROENTEROLOGY FELLOWS
There is a need for standardization of the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) training curriculum in gastroenterology fellowship. This training varies by program and in many cases may be insufficient to provide advanced care in IBD. Prior data has shown … Continue reading
GENETIC POLYMOPRHISMS MAY DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN COMPLICATED PEDIATRIC SMALL BOWEL VERSUS COLONIC CROHN’S DISEASE
About 9% of pediatric Crohn’s disease (CD) patients experience complications within 3 years from diagnosis in spite of anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (anti-TNF) biologic treatment. Within 5 years, such complications may require surgical interventions… Continue reading
IMPACT OF TIME-TO-TEST FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION ON LENGTH OF STAY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH FLARE
Guidelines recommend testing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients hospitalized with flare for Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), though little is known about whether a delay in testing for CDI is related to adverse outcomes. We examined the… Continue reading
SPOSAB ABP 501 – A SICILIAN PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE TREATED WITH ADALIMUMAB BIOSIMILAR ABP 501
There are few clinical data on Adalimumab (ADA) biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease. Continue reading