P125 complications following outpatient colonoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) patients

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients have frequent complications after surgical procedures. Inflammation, immunosuppression and other factors that are more common in Crohn ’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) may play a role in increasing their complication risk profile. IBD patients also undergo colonoscopy procedures more frequently than the general population. We aimed to identify risks of complications during or within 7 days of colonoscopy in IBD patient s.

Source: Gastroenterology - January 25, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Daniel Chu, Po-Hung Chen, Steven Brant, Steven Miller, Natasha Turner, Susan Hutfless Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research