Michael J Buie, Stephanie Coward, Abdel-Aziz Shaheen, Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Lindsay Hracs, Christopher Ma, Remo Panaccione, Eric I Benchimol, Charles N Bernstein, Alain Bitton, Anthony R Otley, Jennifer L Jones, Sanjay K Murthy, M Ellen Kuenzig, Juan-Nicolás Peña-Sánchez, Laura E Targownik, Harminder Singh, Antonio Avina-Zubieta, Gilaad G Kaplan
BACKGROUND: Recent advances in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) striving for new treatment targets may have decreased rates of hospitalization for flares. We compared all-cause, IBD-related, and non-IBD-related hospitalizations while accounting for the rising prevalence of IBD. METHODS: Population-based, administrative health care databases identified all individuals living with IBD in Alberta between fiscal year 2002 and 2018. Hospitalization rates (all-cause, IBD-related, and non-IBD-related) were calculated using the prevalent Alberta IBD population...
March 14, 2023: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases