Hospital readmission and mortality rates in patients with concurrent depression and inflammatory bowel disease: insights from the national readmissions database, 2016 –2019

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a proinflammatory condition that is known to be associated with depression. Research examining causality suggests that Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) patients are vulnerable to triggering pre-existing mental health conditions and that conversely, a pre-existing disorder such as depression may have an effect on the disease process and course of IBD. There is a paucity of comprehensive studies examining the downstream effects of depression on patients with IBD such as readmission rates and mortality.
Source: Gastroenterology - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research