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Kemp K, Avery P, Bryant R, Cross A, Danter K, Kneebone A, Morris D, Walker A, Whitley L, Dibley L. Clinical service delivery implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with Inflammatory bowel disease: a qualitative study. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:1195. [PMID: 37919710 PMCID: PMC10621133 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-023-10181-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical services were severely disrupted, restricted, or withdrawn across the country. People living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - an auto-immune disorder for which medical treatment often results in immunosuppression, thus requiring regular monitoring-may have struggled to access clinical support. As part of a larger qualitative study, we investigated experiences of access to clinical services during the pandemic, and patient concerns about and preferences for services in the future. METHODS This exploratory qualitative study used semi-structured interviews to explore participants' experiences of clinical services across the UK during the pandemic. All data were collected remotely (March - May 2021) using online video-calling platforms or by telephone. Audio files were transcribed professionally and anonymised for analysis. Data were analysed using thematic analysis. RESULTS Of the eight themes found across all data, four related specifically to accessing GP, local (district) hospital, and specialist (tertiary) referral services for IBD: 1) The Risk of Attending Hospital; 2) Missing Routine Monitoring or Treatment; 3) Accessing Care as Needed, and 4) Remote Access and The Future. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support other studies reporting changes in use of health services, and concerns about future remote access methods. Maintenance of IBD services in some form is essential throughout crisis periods; newly diagnosed patients need additional support; future dependence on IBD services could be reduced through use of treatment / self-management plans. As the NHS digitalises it's future services, the mode of appointment-remote (telephone, video call), or in-person - needs to be flexible and suit the patient.
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- Karen Kemp
- Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK.
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
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- Patient and Public Involvement Group, Swansea, UK
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- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester, UK
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- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, UK
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- South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust, Warwick, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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Quraishi MN, Dobson E, Ainley R, Din S, Wakeman R, Cummings F, Sebastian S, Bloom S, Limdi JK, Dhar A, Speight RA, Bodger K, Kennedy NA, Lamb CA, Arnott ID, Selinger CP. Establishing key performance indicators for inflammatory bowel disease in the UK. Frontline Gastroenterol 2023; 14:407-414. [PMID: 37581184 PMCID: PMC10423598 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2023-102409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023] Open
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Background and aims Healthcare quality improvement (QI) is the systematic process to continuously improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients. The landmark Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) UK National Audits provided a means to measure the variation in care, highlighting the need to define the standards of excellence in IBD care. Through a consensus approach, we aimed to establish key performance indicators (KPIs), providing reliable benchmarks for IBD care delivery in UK. Methods KPIs that measure critical aspects of a patient journey within an IBD service were identified though stakeholder meetings. A two-stage Delphi consensus was then conducted. The first involved a multidisciplinary team of IBD clinicians and patients to refine definitions and methodology. The second stage assessed feasibility and utility of the proposed QI process by surveying gastroenterology services across UK. Results First, the four proposed KPIs were refined and included time from primary care referral to diagnosis in secondary care, time to treatment recommendation following a diagnosis, appropriate use of steroids and advanced therapies prescreening and assessment. Second, the Delphi consensus reported >85% agreement on the feasibility of local adoption of the QI process and >75% agreement on the utility of benchmarking of the KPIs. Conclusions Through a structured approach, we propose quantifiable KPIs for benchmarking to improve and reduce the individual variation in IBD care across the UK.
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- Mohammed Nabil Quraishi
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
- Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Bishop Auckland, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Health Data Science, Institute of Population Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Nakase H, Wagatsuma K, Nojima M, Matsumoto T, Matsuura M, Iijima H, Matsuoka K, Ohmiya N, Ishihara S, Hirai F, Takeuchi K, Tamura S, Kinjo F, Ueno N, Naganuma M, Watanabe K, Moroi R, Nishimata N, Motoya S, Kurahara K, Takahashi S, Maemoto A, Sakuraba H, Saruta M, Tominaga K, Hisabe T, Tanaka H, Terai S, Hiraoka S, Takedomi H, Narimatsu K, Endo K, Nakamura M, Hisamatsu T. Anxiety and behavioral changes in Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease due to COVID-19 pandemic: a national survey. J Gastroenterol 2023; 58:205-216. [PMID: 36607399 PMCID: PMC9821342 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-022-01949-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Given the increasing health concerns for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we investigated the impact of the pandemic on the anxiety and behavioral changes in Japanese patients with IBD. METHODS We analyzed 3032 questionnaires from patients with IBD, aged 16 years or older visiting 30 hospitals and 1 clinic between March 2020 and June 2021. The primary outcome was the score of the anxiety experienced by patients with IBD during the pandemic. RESULTS Participants reported a median age of 44 years; 43.3% of the patients were women. Moreover, 60.6% and 39.4% were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, respectively, with a median disease duration of 10 years. Participants indicated an average of disease-related anxiety score of 5.1 ± 2.5 on a ten-point scale, with a tendency to increase, 1 month after the number of infected persons per population increased. The top three causes for anxiety were the risk of contracting COVID-19 during hospital visits, SARS-CoV-2 infection due to IBD, and infection by IBD medication. Factors associated with anxiety were gender (women), being a homemaker, hospital visit timings, mode of transportation (train), use of immunosuppressive drugs, and nutritional therapy. Most patients continued attending their scheduled hospital visits, taking their medications, experienced the need for a family doctor, and sought guidance and information regarding COVID-19 from primary doctors, television, and Internet news. CONCLUSIONS Patients with IBD experienced moderate disease-related anxiety due to the pandemic and should be proactively informed about infectious diseases to relieve their anxiety.
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- Hiroshi Nakase
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, S-1, W-16, Chuo-Ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan
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- Center for Translational Research, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Minato-Ku, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University, Shiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan
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- Departments of Gastroenterology and Advanced Endoscopy, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Toyoake, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, IBD Center, Tsujinaka Hospital Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Center for Gastroenterology, Urasoe General Hospital, Urasoe, Japan
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- Division of Metabolism and Biosystemic Science, Gastroenterology, and Hematology/Oncology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan
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- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University Hirakata, Hirakata, Japan
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- Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sameshima Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan
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- IBD Center, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Division of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Minato-Ku, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Chikushino, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Okayama, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
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Amiot A, Rahier JF, Baert F, Nahon S, Hart A, Viazis N, Biancone L, Domenech E, Reenears C, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Beaugerie L, Burisch J. The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients with IBD in a Prospective European Cohort Study. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:37-48. [PMID: 35767639 PMCID: PMC9384408 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There are concerns regarding the potential impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We report on the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in a European prospective cohort study of patients with IBD. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively collected data from 5457 patients with IBD nested in the ongoing I-CARE project and still followed up in April 2020, with monthly online monitoring of clinical activity, treatment, imaging and endoscopy. Investigators were also contacted to report incidental cases. RESULTS In total, 233 [4.3%] reported COVID-19 and 12 [0.2%] severe COVID-19, with no COVID-19 deaths. The risk of COVID-19 in patients with IBD was not increased compared to the general population (standardized incidence ratio [SIR]: 1.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.03-1.34], p = 0.009), as well as the risk of severe COVID-19 (SIR: 0.69, 95% CI [0.35-1.20], p = 0.93). We did not observe any negative impact of the different IBD-related medication on the risk of either COVID-19 or severe COVID-19. In 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak resulted in a drastic decrease in endoscopic and imaging procedures from March to May 2020 compared to 2018 and 2019. No impacts on clinical IBD disease activity as well as ongoing treatment were noted. CONCLUSION No increases in either COVID-19 or severe COVID-19 incidences were observed in patients with IBD. There was no impact of COVID-19 on IBD-related medication and clinical activity. Access to endoscopy and imaging was restricted during the first months of the first COVID-19 outbreak.
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- Aurelien Amiot
- Department of Gastroenterology, Henri-Mondor University Hospital, AP-HP, EA7375, Universite Paris Est Creteil, F-94010 Creteil, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CHU UCL Namur, 1 Av Dr Therasse, 5530 Yvoir, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
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- IBD Unit, St Mark’s Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Department, Evangelismos-Polykliniki General Hospitals of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- IBD Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University ‘Tor Vergata’ of Rome, Via Montpellier, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona and Centro de Investigación Biomédicas en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, and Inserm U1256 NGERE, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d’Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP, Saint-Antoine University Hospital, Paris, France
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- Gastrounit, medical division, Hvidovre Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hvidovre, Denmark
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Uptake of a Switching Program for Patients Receiving Intravenous Infliximab and Vedolizumab to Subcutaneous Preparations. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11195669. [PMID: 36233537 PMCID: PMC9571673 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11195669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background: Recent trials support the clinical efficacy and safety of subcutaneous infliximab (IFX) or vedolizumab (VDZ) for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). We evaluated the uptake and rationale for choosing to switch from intravenous infusions to subcutaneous injections. Methods: Retrospective analysis of all adult patients receiving standard dosing IFX or VDZ maintenance therapy to investigate uptake of subcutaneous injections and the rationale for switching to subcutaneous injections. Results: Of 232 eligible patients (total = 258: IFX = 190, VDZ = 68, and no longer eligible = 26), 58% of patients on IFX and 59% of patients on VDZ chose to switch to subcutaneous treatment. Age, sex, diagnosis, drug, line of treatment, and duration of treatment were not predictors for willingness to switch. Questionnaire responses (n = 51) demonstrate that the decision to switch was not influenced by COVID-19 exposure risk, impact on wider IBD service provision, impact on patient mental health, financial savings, seeking support following a switch, or a sense of independence managing IBD. Switchers (68%) were more motivated by time savings than non-switchers (25%; p = 0.0042). Conclusions: Switch uptake rates were 58%, with 90% of patients eligible to switch. Switch decision was influenced by time savings for patients but not by other patient-related factors.
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Grant RK, Brindle WM, Arnott IDR. The Value of a Dedicated IBD Flare Clinic to Effectively Manage Exacerbations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Edinburgh IBD Unit. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 29:665-668. [PMID: 35867335 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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Lay Summary
We assessed the impact of a dedicated inflammatory bowel disease flare clinic. Attenders had more changes to maintenance medications made and less steroid use than inflammatory bowel disease patients reviewed at the Acute Receiving Unit. This model of care may potentially reduce hospital admissions.
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- Rebecca K Grant
- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Lin S, Lau LH, Chanchlani N, Kennedy NA, Ng SC. Recent advances in clinical practice: management of inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gut 2022; 71:1426-1439. [PMID: 35477864 PMCID: PMC9185820 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2021-326784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has raised considerable concerns that patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), particularly those treated with immunosuppressive therapies, may have an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 acquisition, develop worse outcomes following COVID-19, and have suboptimal vaccine response compared with the general population. In this review, we summarise data on the risk of COVID-19 and associated outcomes, and latest guidance on SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in patients with IBD. Emerging evidence suggests that commonly used medications for IBD, such as corticosteroids but not biologicals, were associated with adverse outcomes to COVID-19. There has been no increased risk of de novo, or delayed, IBD diagnoses, however, an overall decrease in endoscopy procedures has led to a rise in the number of missed endoscopic-detected cancers during the pandemic. The impact of IBD medication on vaccine response has been a research priority recently. Data suggest that patients with IBD treated with antitumour necrosis factor (TNF) medications had attenuated humoral responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, and more rapid antibody decay, compared with non-anti-TNF-treated patients. Reassuringly, rates of breakthrough infections and hospitalisations in all patients who received vaccines, irrespective of IBD treatment, remained low. International guidelines recommend that all patients with IBD treated with immunosuppressive therapies should receive, at any point during their treatment cycle, three primary doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines with a further booster dose as soon as possible. Future research should focus on our understanding of the rate of antibody decay in biological-treated patients, which patients require additional doses of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, the long-term risks of COVID-19 on IBD disease course and activity, and the potential risk of long COVID-19 in patients with IBD.
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- Simeng Lin
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- Microbiota I-Center (MagIC), Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
- State Key Laboratory of Digestive Disease, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Schreiber S, Ben-Horin S, Alten R, Westhovens R, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Danese S, Hibi T, Takeuchi K, Magro F, An Y, Kim DH, Yoon S, Reinisch W. Perspectives on Subcutaneous Infliximab for Rheumatic Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Era. Adv Ther 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01990-6
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Schreiber S, Ben-Horin S, Alten R, Westhovens R, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Danese S, Hibi T, Takeuchi K, Magro F, An Y, Kim DH, Yoon S, Reinisch W. Perspectives on Subcutaneous Infliximab for Rheumatic Diseases and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Era. Adv Ther 2022; 39:2342-2364. [PMID: 34988877 PMCID: PMC8731678 DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01990-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has prompted significant changes in patient care in rheumatology and gastroenterology, with clinical guidance issued to manage ongoing therapy while minimising the risk of nosocomial infection for patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Subcutaneous (SC) formulations of biologics enable patients to self-administer treatments at home; however, switching between agents may be undesirable. CT-P13 SC is the first SC formulation of infliximab that received regulatory approval and may be termed a biobetter as it offers significant clinical advantages over intravenous (IV) infliximab, including improved pharmacokinetics and a convenient mode of delivery. Potential benefits in terms of reduced immunogenicity have also been suggested. With a new SC formulation, infliximab provides an additional option for dual formulation, which enables patients to transition from IV to SC administration route without changing agent. Before COVID-19, clinical trials supported the efficacy and safety of switching from IV to SC infliximab for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and SC infliximab may have been selected on the basis of patient and HCP preferences for SC agents. During the pandemic, patients with rheumatic diseases and IBD have successfully switched from IV to SC infliximab, with some clinical benefits and high levels of patient satisfaction. As patients switched to SC therapeutics, the reduction in resource requirements for IV infusion services may have been particularly welcome given the pandemic, facilitating reorganisation and redeployment in overstretched healthcare systems, alongside pharmacoeconomic benefits and a reduction in exposure to nosocomial infection. Telemedicine and contactless healthcare have been pushed to the forefront during the pandemic, and a lasting shift towards remote patient management and community/home-based drug administration is anticipated. SC infliximab supports the implementation of this paradigm for future improvements of healthcare value delivered. The accumulation of real-world data during the pandemic supports the high level of confidence, with patients, physicians, and healthcare systems benefitting from its uptake.
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- Stefan Schreiber
- Department of Medicine I, Christian-Albrechts-University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Gastroenterology Department, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology, Osteology, Schlosspark Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
- Inserm U1256 NGERE, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, IBD Center, Tsujinaka Hospital Kashiwanoha, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Gastroenterology, Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
- MedInUP, Centre for Drug Discovery and Innovative Medicines, Porto, Portugal
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- Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Kemp K, Duncan J, Mason I, Younge L, Dibley L. Scoping review with textual narrative synthesis of the literature reporting stress and burn-out in specialist nurses: making the case for inflammatory bowel disease nurse specialists. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2022; 9:bmjgast-2021-000852. [PMID: 35428670 PMCID: PMC9013983 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Objective Inflammatory bowel disease clinical nurse specialists (IBD-CNSs) face increasing pressures due to rising clinical and patient demands, advanced complexity of work role, and minimal specialist management training and support. Stress and burn-out could undermine the stability of this workforce, disrupting clinical provision. We reviewed the literature on stress and burn-out to demonstrate the lack of evidence pertinent to IBD-CNSs and make the case for further research. Design Following Levac et al’s scoping review framework, relevant databases were searched for publications reporting work-related stress and burn-out among specialist nurses. Following screening and consensus on selection of the final articles for review, all authors contributed to data charting. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Scoping Review extension guided reporting of the review. Results Of 194 retrieved articles, eight were eligible for review. None focused on IBD-CNSs, were qualitative, or UK-based. Three core themes were identified: Rates of Burn-out, Mitigating and Alleviating Factors, and Preventing and Resolving Burn-out. Risk of burn-out is greatest in novice and mid-career CNSs. Age and duration in role appear protective. Personal achievement is also protective and can mitigate earlier episodes of burn-out; opportunities for career progression are limited. Promoting personal well-being is beneficial. Senior managers have poor understanding of the role and provide inadequate support. Commitment to patients remains high. Conclusion Burn-out arises in CNSs across clinical specialisms in the international literature and has a significant negative effect on the workforce. Further research is needed to address the dearth of evidence on burn-out in IBD-CNSs in the UK.
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- Karen Kemp
- Department of Gastroenterology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK
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- Clinical Nurse Education, Takeda UK Limited, London, UK
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- Centre for Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, UK
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- Institute for Lifecourse Development, University of Greenwich, London, UK
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Smith PJ, Critchley L, Storey D, Gregg B, Stenson J, Kneebone A, Rimmer T, Burke S, Hussain S, Yi Teoh W, Vazeille S, Serna S, Steel A, Derbyshire E, Collins P, Dibb M, Flanagan P, Probert C, Verma AM, Subramanian S. Efficacy and Safety of Elective Switching from Intravenous to Subcutaneous Infliximab [CT-P13]: A Multicentre Cohort Study. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:1436-1446. [PMID: 35390141 PMCID: PMC9455786 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intravenous [IV] infliximab is a well-established therapy for inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] patients. A subcutaneous [SC] formulation of infliximab [CT-P13] has recently been shown to be as effective as IV infliximab after two doses of IV induction in a randomised trial, but there are no data to support elective switching of patients on maintenance IV infliximab therapy. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of an elective switching programme to SC CT-P13 in patients treated with IV infliximab. METHODS Patients on established maintenance IV infliximab, who switched to SC CT-P13, were included in this retrospective multicentre cohort study. Disease activity was monitored serially with the Harvey-Bradshaw Index [HBI] for Crohn's disease [CD] and the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index [SCCAI] for ulcerative colitis (UC) for up to 12 months at months 3, 6, and 12. Faecal calprotectin [FC] and C-reactive protein [CRP] were recorded at baseline and follow-up, if available. Infliximab trough levels were measured prior to switch and at months 3, 6, and 12 following switch. The primary outcome measure was treatment persistence at latest follow-up. Secondary outcome measures included infliximab pharmacokinetics [PK], safety, need for corticosteroid rescue therapy, and need for surgery. RESULTS We included 181 patients, of whom 115 [63.5%] had CD. The majority [72.4%] were on 8-weekly dosing of intravenous infliximab prior to switching, and more than half [59.1%] were on concomitant immunomodulatory therapy. The majority of patients (CD: 106, 92.2%; UC: 46, 76.7%; and IBD unclassified [IBD-U]: 5, 83.3%) were in clinical remission. Treatment persistence rate was high [n = 167, 92.3%] and only 14 patients [7.7%] stopped treatment during the follow-up period. There was no significant difference between baseline and repeat measurements at 3, 6, or 12 months for HBI, SCCAI, CRP, or FC. Of the total cohort, 25 patients (13.8%) had perianal CD. Of these, only two patients [8%] had worsening of perianal CD and required antibiotic therapy and further examination under anaesthesia [EUA]. Both these patients also switched back to intravenous infliximab. Median infliximab level increased from a baseline of 8.9 µg/dl [range 0.4-16] to 16.0 µg/dl [range 2.3-16, p <0.001] at 3 months. Serum levels stayed stable at 6 months [median 16 µg/dl, range 0.3-17.2] and 12 months [median 16 µg/dl, range 0.3-19.1, both p <0.001 compared with baseline]. Among the variables examined, only antibodies to infliximab [ATI] was associated with infliximab levels (odds ratio [OR] -13.369, 95% CI -15.405, -11.333, p <0.001]. A total of 14 patients [7.7%] developed ATI; of these, nine [64.3%] were on concomitant immunomodulatory therapy. Immunomodulatory therapy was not significantly associated with development of ATI [p = 0.15]. In a subset of patients receiving escalated IV infliximab dosing frequency prior to switching, no difference in treatment persistence was observed in patients receiving weekly versus alternate weekly SC CT-P13. Patient acceptance and satisfaction rates with SC CT-P13 were very high. CONCLUSIONS Among patients on IV infliximab maintenance therapy switched to SC CT-P13, we observed high treatment persistence rates and low rates of immunogenicity, with no change in clinical disease activity indices or biomarkers. Infliximab levels increased after switch to SC CT-P13, and only ATI was associated with serum infliximab levels. Patient acceptance and satisfaction rates were high with SC CT-P13.
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- Philip J Smith
- Corresponding author: Dr Philip J. Smith, Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Liverpool School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aintree University Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK,Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Kettering General Hospital, Kettering, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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Sebastian S, Patel KV, Segal JP, Subramanian S, Conley TE, Gonzalez HA, Kent AJ, Saifuddin A, Hicks L, Mehta S, Bhala N, Brookes MJ, Lamb CA, Kennedy NA, Walker GJ. Ambulatory care management of 69 patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis in comparison to 695 inpatients: insights from a multicentre UK cohort study. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2022; 9:bmjgast-2021-000763. [PMID: 35101886 PMCID: PMC8804638 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Introduction Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) traditionally requires inpatient hospital management for intravenous therapies and/or colectomy. Ambulatory ASUC care has not yet been evaluated in large cohorts. Aims We used data from PROTECT, a UK multicentre observational COVID-19 inflammatory bowel disease study, to report the extent, safety and effectiveness of ASUC ambulatory pathways. Methods Adults (≥18 years old) meeting Truelove and Witts criteria between 1 January 2019–1 June 2019 and 1 March 2020–30 June 2020 were recruited to PROTECT. We used demographic, disease phenotype, treatment outcomes and 3-month follow-up data. Primary outcome was rate of colectomy during the index ASUC episode. Secondary outcomes included corticosteroid response, time to and rate of rescue or primary induction therapy, response to rescue or primary induction therapy, time to colectomy, mortality, duration of inpatient treatment and hospital readmission and colectomy within 3 months of index flare. We compared outcomes in three cohorts: (1) patients treated entirely in inpatient setting; ambulatory patients subdivided into; (2) patients managed as ambulatory from diagnosis and (3) patients hospitalised and subsequently discharged to ambulatory care for continued intravenous steroids. Results 37% (22/60) participating hospitals used ambulatory pathways. Of 764 eligible patients, 695 (91%) patients received entirely inpatient care, 15 (2%) patients were managed as ambulatory from diagnosis and 54 (7%) patients were discharged to ambulatory pathways. Aside from younger age in patients treated as ambulatory from diagnosis, no significant differences in disease or patient phenotype were observed. The rate of colectomy (15.0% (104/695) vs 13.3% (2/15) vs 13.0% (7/54), respectively, p=0.96) and secondary outcomes were similar among all three cohorts. Stool culture and flexible sigmoidoscopy were less frequently performed in ambulatory cohorts. Forty per cent of patients treated as ambulatory from diagnosis required subsequent hospital admission. Conclusions In a post hoc analysis of one of the largest ASUC cohorts collected to date, we report an emerging UK ambulatory practice which challenges treatment paradigms. However, our analysis remains underpowered to detect key outcome measures and further studies exploring clinical and cost-effectiveness as well as patient and physician acceptability are needed. Trial registration number NCT04411784.
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- Shaji Sebastian
- IBD Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
- Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Univeristy of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- IBD Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- Institute of Applied Health Research, University Of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
- University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Gastroenterology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- IBD Pharmacogenetics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, UK
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Raju SA, Harris R, Cook C, Harvey P, Ratcliffe E. UK-wide study of the opinions of gastroenterology trainees: COVID-19, Shape of Training and the future workforce. Frontline Gastroenterol 2021; 13:386-391. [PMID: 36042778 PMCID: PMC8694934 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2021-101965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted training. Gastroenterology higher specialty training is soon to be reduced from 5 years to 4. The British Society of Gastroenterology Trainees Section biennial survey aims to delineate the impact of COVID-19 on training and the opinions on changes to training. METHODS An electronic survey allowing for anonymised responses at the point of completion was distributed to all gastroenterology trainees from September to November 2020. RESULTS During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, 71.0% of the respondents stated that more than 50% of their clinical time was mostly within general internal medicine. Trainees reported a significant impact on all aspects of their gastroenterology training due to lost training opportunities and increasing service commitments. During the first wave, 88.5% of the respondents reported no access to endoscopy training lists. Since this time, 66.2% of the respondents stated that their endoscopy training lists had restarted. This has resulted in fewer respondents achieving endoscopy accreditation. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused 42.2% of the respondents to consider extending their training to obtain the skills required to complete training. Furthermore, 10.0% of the respondents reported concerns of a delay to completion of training. The majority of respondents (84.2%) reported that they would not feel ready to be a consultant after 4 years of training. CONCLUSIONS Reductions in all aspects of gastroenterology training were reported. This is mirrored in anticipated concerns about completion of training in a shorter training programme as proposed in the new curriculum. Work is now required to ensure training is restored following the pandemic.
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- Suneil A Raju
- Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Digestive Diseases Centre, NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK
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Anjum MR, Chalmers J, Hamid R, Rajoriya N. COVID-19: Effect on gastroenterology and hepatology service provision and training: Lessons learnt and planning for the future. World J Gastroenterol 2021; 27:7625-7648. [PMID: 34908803 PMCID: PMC8641058 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i44.7625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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In late 2019, reports arose of a new respiratory disease in China, identified as a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The World Health Organisation named the disease caused by the virus 'coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)'. It was declared a pandemic in early 2020, after the disease rapidly spread across the world. COVID-19 has not only resulted in substantial morbidity and mortality but also significantly impacted healthcare service provision and training across all medical specialties with gastroenterology and Hepatology services being no exception. Internationally, most, if not all 'non-urgent' services have been placed on hold during surges of infections. As a result there have been delayed diagnoses, procedures, and surgeries which will undoubtedly result in increased morbidity and mortality. Outpatient services have been converted to remote consultations where possible in many countries. Trainees have been redeployed to help care for COVID-19 patients in other settings, resulting in disruption to their training - particularly endoscopy and outpatient clinics. This has led to significant anxiety amongst trainees, and risks prolongation of training. It is of the utmost importance to develop strategies that continue to support COVID-19-related service provision, whilst also supporting existing and future gastroenterology and Hepatology services and training. Changes to healthcare provision during the pandemic have generated new and improved frameworks of service and training delivery, which can be adopted in the post-COVID-19 world, leading to enhanced patient care.
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- Muhammad Raheel Anjum
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton WV100QP, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2WB, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandria Hospital, Paisley PA2 9PJ, Scotland, United Kingdom
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- The Liver Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham B15 2WB, United Kingdom
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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Kenney MO, Becerra B, Beatty SA, Smith W. Letter to the Editor: Physicians' Opinions of COVID-19 Ambulatory Care Constraints: A Survey of Sickle Cell Clinicians. J Ambul Care Manage 2021; 44:325-330. [PMID: 34120124 PMCID: PMC8386382 DOI: 10.1097/jac.0000000000000386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Martha O. Kenney
- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Dr Kenney); Center for Health Equity, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino (Dr Becerra); Blood Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Mr Beatty); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (Dr Smith)
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Dr Kenney); Center for Health Equity, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino (Dr Becerra); Blood Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Mr Beatty); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (Dr Smith)
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Dr Kenney); Center for Health Equity, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino (Dr Becerra); Blood Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Mr Beatty); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (Dr Smith)
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- Division of Pediatric Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Dr Kenney); Center for Health Equity, Department of Information and Decision Sciences, California State University, San Bernardino (Dr Becerra); Blood Research Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill (Mr Beatty); and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (Dr Smith)
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Rosiou K, Ong Ming San E, Kumar A, Esquivel K, Almas S, Stokes D, Ng T, Jayasooriya N, Ranasinghe I, Pollok R, Brookes M, Selinger CP. Comparative Outcomes of Budesonide MMX versus Prednisolone for Ulcerative Colitis: Results from a British Retrospective Multi-Centre Real-World Study. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10194329. [PMID: 34640345 PMCID: PMC8509767 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10194329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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During the COVID-19 pandemic many IBD units chose Budesonide MMX (Cortiment) as the first-line treatment for flares of ulcerative colitis (UC) in outpatients for its favourable side effect profile. This retrospective study of all UC patients treated with oral steroids between 1 March 2019–30 June 2019 and 1 March 2020–30 June 2020 aimed to compare Cortiment with Prednisolone in routine clinical practice. Outcomes included the need for hospitalisation for acute severe ulcerative colitis, symptoms at four weeks and end of treatment, and the need for rescue Prednisolone. The 2019 and 2020 cohorts did not differ at the baseline. Cortiment prescriptions rose from 24.5% in 2019 to 70.1% in 2020 (p < 0.001). At week four there were significant differences between 2019 and 2020 in mean bowel frequency (3.49 vs. 5.85, p = 0.001), rectal bleeding <50% (89.7% vs. 73.1% of patients, p = 0.039), and physician global assessment (PGA) (39.2% vs. 19.8% in remission, p = 0.045). There was no significant difference in hospital admissions, rectal bleeding, and PGA at week eight. Rescue Prednisolone was required in 10% of Cortiment patients in 2019 vs. 31.3% in 2020 (p = 0.058). Active IBD is associated with worse COVID-19 outcomes prompting the careful evaluation of the choice of first-line steroid for UC, as Cortiment was associated with worse outcomes at four weeks.
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- Konstantina Rosiou
- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; (K.R.); (E.O.M.S.)
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- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; (K.R.); (E.O.M.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK; (A.K.); (K.E.); (S.A.); (D.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK; (A.K.); (K.E.); (S.A.); (D.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK; (A.K.); (K.E.); (S.A.); (D.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK; (A.K.); (K.E.); (S.A.); (D.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Georges Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK; (T.N.); (N.J.); (I.R.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Georges Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK; (T.N.); (N.J.); (I.R.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Georges Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK; (T.N.); (N.J.); (I.R.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Georges Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK; (T.N.); (N.J.); (I.R.); (R.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital, Wolverhampton WV10 0QP, UK; (A.K.); (K.E.); (S.A.); (D.S.); (M.B.)
- Research Institute in Healthcare Science (RIHS), University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton WV1 1LY, UK
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- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, Leeds LS9 7TF, UK; (K.R.); (E.O.M.S.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-113-206-8768
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Manning JC. Priorities for research during the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic and beyond: a survey of nurses, midwives and health visitors in the United Kingdom. J Res Nurs 2021; 26:442-454. [PMID: 35251274 PMCID: PMC8894638 DOI: 10.1177/17449871211018737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant burden on global healthcare systems. Nurses, midwives and health visitors remain critical to the rapid responses and innovative solutions required. Their views, however, on priorities for research is mainly muted, necessitating greater clarity to inform research that benefits patients and families across the life course. AIMS To identify priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and 'beyond', as recommended by nurses, midwives and health visitors across the four countries of the United Kingdom (UK). METHODS A cross-sectional, web-based survey design was conducted (5th May-4th June 2020). In addition to the completion of demographic information, respondents identified up to three research areas important to their clinical care/practice in the context of COVID-19 and beyond. Data were imported for analysis into NVivo 12 (QSR International). Descriptive analysis was used to summarise the demographic variables. Free text responses were analysed using a semantic, inductive thematic analysis approach. RESULTS In total 1,296 responses were received from a self-selected sample of predominantly of female, registered nurses of white British ethnicity, located in England and working for acute care providers, providing 3,444 research priority recommendations. Four higher-order themes emerged, (1) New and unknown frontiers; (2) Care and treatment solutions; (3) Healthcare leadership and inclusive workforce; and (4) Emotional and mental health impact. CONCLUSIONS At a time of significant global uncertainty, the collective voice of nursing, midwifery and health visiting is never more important to inform clinical research. Whilst generalisability is limited by the homogeneity of the sample, this is the first survey to elicit the priorities for research in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond from nurses, midwives and health visitors in the UK. Novel findings developed through a rigorous analytical approach illuminate areas that require both urgent and long-term attention and provide a platform to direct priority refinement, future research and the basis for evidence translation.
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- Joseph C. Manning
- NIHR HEE ICA Clinical Lecturer, Clinical Associate Professor in Children, Young People and Families Nursing, and Charge Nurse in Paediatric Critical Care Outreach, Nottingham Children's Hospital and Neonates, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK; Associate Professor, Co-lead for Children and Young People Health Research (CYPHR), School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, UK
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Lee G, Kammermeier J, Vora R, Mutalib M. Review of a paediatric inflammatory bowel disease service during the pandemic and the impact of the CNS role. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 30:840-844. [PMID: 34288747 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.14.840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic relapsing and remitting condition. The COVID-19 pandemic has severely disrupted provision of medical care across the world. IBD clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) played a pivotal role in the care of children with IBD during the pandemic national lockdown and in the recovery phase. This article aims to look at the impact of COVID-19 on the paediatric IBD service in one children's hospital and the effect on the IBD CNSs' workload. METHOD A retrospective review of clinical notes and the service's IBD database from January 2019 to September 2020. RESULTS There was a significant increase in the number of email and telephone contacts to the IBD CNS team during lockdown. There was an increase in virtual clinics, and an increase in new IBD patients coming to the service, but a reduction in the number of face-to-face consultant clinics. CONCLUSION COVID-19 has disrupted medical services to children with IBD and led to a reduction in face-to-face activities but has also led to a significant increase in virtual activities. CNSs have taken up a wider role to cover patient care during a time of both medical and nursing redeployment.
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- Gemma Lee
- Clinical Nurse Specialist, Paediatric Gastroenterology Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London
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- Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Paediatric Gastroenterology Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London
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- Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Paediatric Gastroenterology Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London
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- Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Paediatric Gastroenterology Department, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London
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Ouali SE, Rubin DT, Cohen BL, Regueiro MD, Rieder F. Optimal inflammatory bowel disease management during the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2021; 37:313-319. [PMID: 33859104 PMCID: PMC8285035 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000000741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review aims to summarize the current evidence regarding the risks and implications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and discuss optimal management of IBD during this pandemic. RECENT FINDINGS Patients with IBD are not at increased risk of COVID-19 but several risk factors for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 infection) have been identified, such as active IBD, obesity, and corticosteroid use. COVID-19 outcomes are similar among patients with IBD and the overall population. Although biologics have not been shown to increase the risk of severe COVID-19 complications, several risk factors have been associated with negative COVID-19 outcomes in patients with IBD, including older age, obesity, the presence of comorbidities, active disease, and corticosteroid use. IBD therapy should, therefore, be continued with the aim of attaining or maintaining remission, except for corticosteroids, which should be held or reduced to the minimal effective dose. Although it has been recommended that immunosuppressive therapy be held during a case of COVID-19, the half-lives of these drugs and data on the timing of restarting therapy limit the strength of these recommendations. We recommend COVID-19 vaccination for IBD patients whenever available, as benefits to the individual and to society outweigh the risks. SUMMARY As our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 continues to evolve, we are learning more about its impact in patients with IBD and how to better manage patients in this setting. Managing IBD during this pandemic has also highlighted the importance of restructuring services in order to adapt to current and potential future outbreaks. The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed IBD care through the expansion of telemedicine and development of novel approaches to remote monitoring.
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- Sara El Ouali
- Digestive Diseases Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, Digestive Diseases and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Viola A, Giambò F, Chiappetta MF, Costantino G, Pallio S, Fries W. Management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease and outcomes during the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:689-690. [PMID: 33832871 PMCID: PMC7998044 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2021.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Anna Viola
- IBD-unit, Clinical Unit for Chronic Bowel Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy,Corresponding author
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- IBD-unit, Clinical Unit for Chronic Bowel Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- IBD-unit, Clinical Unit for Chronic Bowel Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy,Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, PROMISE, Policlinico Universitario Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy
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- IBD-unit, Clinical Unit for Chronic Bowel Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Endoscopy-unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- IBD-unit, Clinical Unit for Chronic Bowel Disorders, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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Avery P. Using e-health tools and PROMs to support self-management in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 30:394-402. [PMID: 33830794 DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.7.394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of digital health or e-health is growing. The potential positive impact on IBD care from supported self-management using these tools emerged from a literature review carried out in preparation for a service improvement project. A patient-reported outcomes measure (PROM) with validation across IBD sub-types was already available for use. This internationally recognised tool has potential for use with existing or new e-health systems. AIMS In order to test the concept of using PROMs to support practice and follow up a small-scale pilot study was designed. The aim of the study was to understand if empowering patients to undertake supported self-management could lead in turn to improved flow through outpatient services. METHODS An audit was carried out of PROMs looking at quality of life (QoL) as well as disease activity using an electronic platform in real time at the point of patient contact. The disease activity indices used were the Harvey Bradshaw Index and the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index, due to the author's familiarity with these tools. RESULTS Of the 15 participants, 10 reported themselves as 'well' or 'well with questions' all participants reported an acceptance of supported remote self-management using e-health. CONCLUSION This evaluation led to PROMs being captured on a tablet in the outpatient setting in the pre-pandemic period. Allowing patients to use the PROM as a tool in the outpatient setting has led to longitudinal data being added to the e-health system for each individual. Well patients could be managed remotely, freeing capacity in outpatient clinics.
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- Pearl Avery
- Patient Safety Practitioner, Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust, Dorchester
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Kroma RB, Giordano NA, Highland KB, Bedocs P, McDuffie M, Buckenmaier CC. Implementation of the Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank: A Military and Veteran Population Focused Biobank and Registry. PAIN MEDICINE 2021; 22:2950-2963. [PMID: 33983447 DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this overview is to discuss the development, implementation, data content, and structure of the Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank. Additionally, procedures and policies for accessing samples for pain-related research purposes are detailed. DESIGN Cross-sectional overview. SETTING Multiple military treatment facilities. SUBJECTS Adult beneficiaries seeking care within the Military Health System. METHODS Participants complete a baseline battery of biopsychosocial survey measures, including PROMIS® measures, provide biologic samples (e.g. blood and saliva), and relevant health history, including medications and surgical history, is extracted from medical records. During the course of the next year, enrolled participants complete surveys and provide biologic samples at 3-months, 6-months, and 12-months. Thereafter, participants are contacted once annually to complete self-reported assessments and provide biologic samples. RESULTS In the first year alone 86 subjects have participated in the Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank and provided 390 observations (e.g. biological samples and biopsychosocial patient-reported outcomes). The Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank's integration of biological samples, patient-reported outcomes, and health record data over a longitudinal period across a diverse sample recruited from multiple military facilities addresses many of the limitations faced by other pain-related registries or biorepositories. CONCLUSIONS The Uniformed Services University Pain Registry Biobank will serve as a platform for conducting research closely aligned with the Federal Pain Research Strategy. The inclusion of active duty service members, beneficiaries, and civilians living with and without acute or chronic pain provides a unique data repository for all investigators interested in advancing pain science.
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- Raymond B Kroma
- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management, Uniformed Services University, Rockville, Maryland, USA
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Jere M, Garrick V, Curtis L, Tayler R, Gervais L, Gerasimidis K, Hansen R. Point-of-care faecal calprotectin testing in patients with paediatric inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2021; 8:e000631. [PMID: 33947712 PMCID: PMC8098232 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2021-000631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Following the disruption of normal paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) services during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, we prospectively audited the first-time use of home faecal calprotectin testing. We aimed to provide an alternative to laboratory tests and to assess the value of home testing as part of our regular services going forward. METHODS Home test kits as well as accompanying user instructions were made available to our patients with paediatric IBD that required faecal calprotectin test between 17 April and 12 August 2020. Once the user completed the test, results were automatically uploaded to the result portal and clinical staff were alerted. A user feedback questionnaire was sent to users that had completed the home test. RESULTS Of the 54 patients, 41 (76%) aged between 4.7 and 18.1 years used the home test. A total of 45 home tests were done, one of which produced an invalid result. The decision to modify management was made in 12 (29%) of the patients, while 14 (34%) had no changes made and 15 (37%) required further assessment. Twenty (48.8%) responded to the questionnaire and 85% stated that they preferred the home test to the laboratory testing method. CONCLUSIONS Home calprotectin tests were useful in guiding clinical management during a time when laboratory testing was less available. They may offer benefits as part of routine paediatric IBD monitoring to help target appointments and reduce unnecessary hospital attendances in the future.
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- Mwansa Jere
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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Din S, Gaya D, Kammermeier J, Lamb CA, Macdonald J, Moran G, Parkes G, Pollok R, Sebastian S, Segal J, Selinger C, Smith PJ, Steed H, Arnott ID. Inflammatory bowel disease clinical service recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline Gastroenterol 2021; 13:77-81. [PMID: 34966535 PMCID: PMC8666864 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2021-101805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Shahida Din
- Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Evelina London Children's Hospital, London, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK,Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, London, UK
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- IBD Unit, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge, UK
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- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Assessment, endoscopy, and treatment in patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis during the COVID-19 pandemic (PROTECT-ASUC): a multicentre, observational, case-control study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 6:271-281. [PMID: 33545083 PMCID: PMC7906670 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(21)00016-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a paucity of evidence to support safe and effective management of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis during the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to identify alterations to established conventional evidence-based management of acute severe ulcerative colitis during the early COVID-19 pandemic, the effect on outcomes, and any associations with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes. METHODS The PROTECT-ASUC study was a multicentre, observational, case-control study in 60 acute secondary care hospitals throughout the UK. We included adults (≥18 years) with either ulcerative colitis or inflammatory bowel disease unclassified, who presented with acute severe ulcerative colitis and fulfilled the Truelove and Witts criteria. Cases and controls were identified as either admitted or managed in emergency ambulatory care settings between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic period cohort), or between Jan 1, 2019, and June 30, 2019 (historical control cohort), respectively. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis receiving rescue therapy (including primary induction) or colectomy. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04411784. FINDINGS We included 782 patients (398 in the pandemic period cohort and 384 in the historical control cohort) who met the Truelove and Witts criteria for acute severe ulcerative colitis. The proportion of patients receiving rescue therapy (including primary induction) or surgery was higher during the pandemic period than in the historical period (217 [55%] of 393 patients vs 159 [42%] of 380 patients; p=0·00024) and the time to rescue therapy was shorter in the pandemic cohort than in the historical cohort (p=0·0026). This difference was driven by a greater use of rescue and primary induction therapies with biologicals, ciclosporin, or tofacitinib in the COVID-19 pandemic period cohort than in the historical control period cohort (177 [46%] of 387 patients in the COVID-19 cohort vs 134 [36%] of 373 patients in the historical cohort; p=0·0064). During the pandemic, more patients received ambulatory (outpatient) intravenous steroids (51 [13%] of 385 patients vs 19 [5%] of 360 patients; p=0·00023). Fewer patients received thiopurines (29 [7%] of 398 patients vs 46 [12%] of 384; p=0·029) and 5-aminosalicylic acids (67 [17%] of 398 patients vs 98 [26%] of 384; p=0·0037) during the pandemic than in the historical control period. Colectomy rates were similar between the pandemic and historical control groups (64 [16%] of 389 vs 50 [13%] of 375; p=0·26); however, laparoscopic surgery was less frequently performed during the pandemic period (34 [53%] of 64] vs 38 [76%] of 50; p=0·018). Five (2%) of 253 patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during hospital treatment. Two (2%) of 103 patients re-tested for SARS-CoV-2 during the 3-month follow-up were positive 5 days and 12 days, respectively, after discharge from index admission. Both recovered without serious outcomes. INTERPRETATION The COVID-19 pandemic altered practice patterns of gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons in the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis but was associated with similar outcomes to a historical cohort. Despite continued use of high-dose corticosteroids and biologicals, the incidence of COVID-19 within 3 months was low and not associated with adverse COVID-19 outcomes. FUNDING None.
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Tavabie OD, Clough J. Gastroenterology 2021: from the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline Gastroenterol 2021; 12:249-251. [PMID: 33907619 PMCID: PMC8040506 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2021-101799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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- Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Sharma E, Meade S, D’Errico F, Pavlidis P, Luber R, Zeki S, Hill K, Duff A, O’Hanlon D, Tripoli S, Stanton A, Caracostea A, Honap S, Reynolds R, Anderson S, Ray S, Mawdsley J, Sanderson J, Samaan MA, Irving PM. The effects of COVID-19 on IBD prescribing and service provision in a UK tertiary centre. GASTROHEP 2020; 2:318-326. [PMID: 33362435 PMCID: PMC7753474 DOI: 10.1002/ygh2.433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND To quantify the effects of COVID-19 on our inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) unit, including service provision, prescribing practices and use of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM). METHODS We performed a single centre retrospective observational cohort study. Data was extracted from our IBD database, electronic patient records and radiology/endoscopy reporting systems between 16/3/20-17/4/20 and the corresponding period in 2019. RESULTS A similar number of patients commenced biologic therapy before COVID-19 (n = 37) and during the pandemic (n = 36). Patients in the pre-COVID-19 cohort were older (median 36 vs 29 years, P = 0.009) with a longer median disease duration (9.3 vs 5.2 years, P = 0.02). During COVID-19 there was a nonsignificant increase in prescribing of vedolizumab (8/37, 22% vs 14/36, 39%, P = 0.13) and a higher proportion of patients were anti-TNF-naïve (3/17, 18% vs 18/24, 74%, P = 0.0004). There was a reduction in use of concomitant immunomodulators (22/29, 76% vs 4/34, 12%, P < 0.0001) and increased biologic use in thiopurine-naïve patients (3/37, 8% vs 15/36, 42%, P = 0.001). Use of TDM fell by 75% (240 vs 59 tests). Outpatient appointments fell by 68% and were conducted via telemedicine. MRI scanning, endoscopy, luminal surgery and inpatient numbers fell by 87%, 85%, 100% and 82% respectively. IBD Clinical Nurse Specialist and Pharmacist helpline contacts increased by 76% and 228% respectively. CONCLUSIONS We observed prescribing differences during COVID-19, bypassing the initiation of immunomodulators and/or anti-TNF therapy in favour of vedolizumab with a reduction in immunomodulator prescribing. We also observed a rapid reorganisation of service provision, including a shift towards telemedicine and online solutions.
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- Esha Sharma
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
- School of Immunology and Microbial SciencesKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease UnitGuy’s and St Thomas’ HospitalLondonUK
- School of Immunology and Microbial SciencesKing’s College LondonLondonUK
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Mir N, Cheesbrough J, Troth T, Hussain N, Hopkins LJ, Shi J, Sarker N, Smith E, Courtney F, Flaherty J, Hill R, Jebb S, Kakosa V, Calderwood J, Sharma N, McCulloch A, Quraishi MN. COVID-19-related health anxieties and impact of specific interventions in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK. Frontline Gastroenterol 2020; 12:200-206. [PMID: 33903816 PMCID: PMC7488739 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 08/23/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Health-related concerns brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact of specific local and national interventions have not been explored in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the UK. We evaluated perspectives of patients with IBD on the pandemic and effectiveness of information dissemination in addressing concerns. METHODS We prospectively conducted a survey among patients with IBD during the COVID-19 pandemic to assess concerns, information-seeking behaviours, risk perception, compliance and effect of specific interventions. RESULTS A total of 228 patients were interviewed of whom 89% reported being concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on their health. Access to at least one IBD-specific clinical interaction during the pandemic (COVID-19 information letter from IBD team, interaction with IBD team or general practitioner, Crohn and Colitis UK website visit) was significantly associated with alleviating concerns (OR 2.66; 95% CI 1.35 to 5.24; p=0.005). Seeking health information solely through unofficial channels (search engines or social media) was less likely to ease concerns (OR 0.15; 95% CI 0.03 to 0.61; p=0.008). A quarter of patients disagreed with their assigned risk groups, with majority perceiving higher-risk profiles. This discordance was greatest in patients within the moderate-risk group and constituted immunosuppression use. Nearly 40% of patients had ongoing concerns with regard to their medications of whom a third felt their concerns were not addressed. CONCLUSION IBD-specific clinical interactions are associated with alleviation of COVID-19 health concerns. These findings have wider implications and emphasise importance of innovative solutions that facilitate effective communication with patients without overburdening current services.
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- Nasir Mir
- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,Centre for Liver and Gastroenterology Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK,Centre for Liver and Gastroenterology Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Gonzalez HA, Myers S, Whitehead E, Pattinson A, Stamp K, Turnbull J, Fory R, Featherstone B, Wilkinson A, Lisle J, Haire G, Henderson E, Sebastia S. React, reset and restore: Adaptation of a large inflammatory bowel disease service during COVID-19 pandemic. Clin Med (Lond) 2020; 20:e183-e188. [PMID: 32719036 PMCID: PMC7539744 DOI: 10.7861/clinmed.2020-0369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Healthcare organisations have had to make adaptations to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This has necessitated urgent reconfiguration within inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) services to ensure safety of patients and staff and seamless continuity of care provision. AIM To describe the adaptations made by a large inflammatory bowel disease service, caring for over 3,500 IBD patients, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS A diary record of responses to the pandemic were logged, and meeting minutes were reviewed. Data were recorded from IBD advice lines, multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting minutes, infusion unit attendances, and electronic referral systems for the 8-week period from 9 March 2020 until 2 May 2020. Descriptive analysis was performed. RESULTS The IBD service at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (IBD Hull) instituted rapid structural and functional changes to the service. Outpatient services were suspended and substituted by virtual consultations, and inpatient services were reduced and moved to ambulatory care where possible. The delivery of biologic and immunomodulatory therapies was significantly modified to ensure patient and staff safety. There was a substantial increase in IBD advice line calls. CONCLUSION The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic required a prompt response, regular reassessment and planning, and continues to do so. We share our experience in of the successful adaptations made to our IBD service.
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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Maclean A, Ashton JJ, Garrick V, Beattie RM, Hansen R. Impact of COVID-19 on the diagnosis, assessment and management of children with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: implications for practice. BMJ Paediatr Open 2020; 4:e000786. [PMID: 34192173 PMCID: PMC7549416 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The assessment and management of patients with known, or suspected, paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (PIBD) has been hugely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although current evidence of the impact of COVID-19 infection in children with PIBD has provided a degree of reassurance, there continues to be the potential for significant secondary harm caused by the changes to normal working practices and reorganisation of services. Disruption to the normal running of diagnostic and assessment procedures, such as endoscopy, has resulted in the potential for secondary harm to patients including delayed diagnosis and delay in treatment. Difficult management decisions have been made in order to minimise COVID-19 risk for this patient group while avoiding harm. Initiating and continuing immunosuppressive and biological therapies in the absence of normal surveillance and diagnostic procedures have posed many challenges. Despite this, changes to working practices, including virtual clinic appointments, home faecal calprotectin testing kits and continued intensive support from clinical nurse specialists and other members of the multidisciplinary team, have resulted in patients still receiving a high standard of care, with those who require face-to-face intervention being highlighted. These changes have the potential to revolutionise the way in which patients receive routine care in the future, with the inclusion of telemedicine increasingly attractive for stable patients. There is also the need to use lessons learnt from this pandemic to plan for a possible second wave, or future pandemics as well as implementing some permanent changes to normal working practices. In this review, we describe the diagnosis, management and direct impact of COVID-19 in paediatric patients with IBD. We summarise the guidance and describe the implemented changes, evolving evidence and the implications of this virus on paediatric patients with IBD and working practices.
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- Abbie Maclean
- School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing, University of Glasgow College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK.,Department of Human Genetics and Genomic Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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