scholarly journals P542 Clinical presentation, disease behavior and management of inflammatory bowel disease at extremes of age

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S513-S513
Author(s):  
N Bhangale ◽  
D C Desai ◽  
P Abraham ◽  
T Gupta ◽  
P Dhoble

Abstract Background The natural history of patients with Montreal classification A2 group is well studied. Available studies on disease characteristics at extreme ages, which form 10%-25% of patients with IBD, focused on pediatric or elderly population, but not all age groups together.1 We aimed to compare the disease characteristics of pediatric- (≤16 years, P) and elderly- (≥60 years, E) onset IBD with 17-59Y middle aged group (M). Methods 266 consecutive patients with IBD were divided into 3 groups according to age of onset. Information about disease location, extent, behavior and need for immunosuppressants / biologics and surgery was entered in pro-forma. Results The table shows details of 258 (P 46, M 170, E 42) patients. 8 IBD-unclassified patients were not included in the analysis as numbers were too small to compare the differences. Among UC patients, pancolitis was more common in the pediatric population (p=0.018) and indolent behavior was more common in elderly population (p=0.005). Almost all UC patients requiring colectomy had extensive colitis(p=0.008). While among CD patients, elderly had more of ileal (p=0.04) and pediatric group had more colonic involvement (p=0.02). Perianal disease was least common in elderly CD group (p=0.03). There were no treatment differences in UC patient subgroups while elderly CD patients less frequently required steroids, biologics, immunosuppressants and surgery(p<0.05) and younger CD patients needed biologics much more frequently (p=0.005). Conclusion Pediatric UC had more pancolitis(E3) while elderly UC had milder disease with EIM less frequently. Significant co-relation was noted between colectomy and extensive colitis. Pediatric CD patients had more colonic (L2) disease with more requirement of biologics, while elderly CD group had more common ileal (L1) disease, least common perianal disease and less requirement of all treatment modalities when compared to adults. This study highlights possible different Indian IBD disease spectrum in contrast to Western literature. 1. Nimmons D, Limdi JK. Elderly patients and inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther. 2016;7:51–65.

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 197-199
Author(s):  
M Patterson ◽  
M Gozdzik ◽  
J Peña-Sánchez ◽  
S Fowler

Abstract Background Appropriate management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often requires multiple specialist appointments per year. Living in rural locations may pose a barrier to regular specialist care. Saskatchewan (SK) has a large rural population. Prior to COVID-19, telehealth (TH) in SK was not routinely used for either patient assessment or follow up. Furthermore, TH was exclusively between hospitals and specific TH sites without direct contact using patient’s personal phones. Aims The objective of this study was to assess the differences in demographics, disease characteristics, outcomes, and health care utilization between patients from rural SK with IBD who used TH and those who did not. Methods A retrospective chart review was completed on all rural patients (postal code S0*) with IBD in SK who were followed at the Multidisciplinary IBD Clinic in Saskatoon between January 2018 and February 2020. Patients were classified as using TH if they had ever used it. Information on demographics, disease characteristics, and access to IBD-related health care in the year prior to their last IBD clinic visit or endoscopy was collected. Data was not collected for clinic visits after March 1, 2020 as all outpatient care became remote secondary to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mean, standard deviations, median and interquartile ranges (IQR) were reported. Mann-Witney U and Chi-Square tests were used to determine differences between the groups. Results In total, 288 rural SK IBD patients were included, 30 (10.4%) used TH and 258 (89.6%) did not. Patient demographics were not significantly different between the two groups; although, there was a statistically significant difference in the proportion of ulcerative colitis patients (17% TH vs. 38% non-TH, p=0.02). The percentage of patients with clinical remission was 87% for TH patients and 74% for non-TH patients (p=0.13). There were no significant differences in health care utilization patterns and biochemical markers of disease, including c-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin (FCP) (p>0.05). Conclusions Prior to the pandemic, a small percentage of patients with IBD in rural SK ever used TH. A small proportion of UC patients used TH. No significant differences in disease characteristics, outcomes, or health care utilization were identified. Further study is warranted to identify barriers to use of this technology to tailor care to this patient group and improve access to care, especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed the use of virtual care. Funding Agencies None


1998 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 544-549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy J Green ◽  
Robert M Issenman ◽  
Kevan Jacobson

PURPOSE: To determine the dietary practices of the pediatric inflammatory bowel disease population at the Children's Hospital of the Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation and the reported effectiveness of those diets.PATIENTS AND METHODS: A questionnaire mailed to 153 pediatric patients was returned by 125 patients (76 Crohn's disease [CD] and 49 ulcerative colitis [UC] patients) - an 82% response rate.RESULTS: The median age of respondents was 13 years, and 62% were male. Ninety per cent and 71% of CD and UC patients, respectively, had changed their diets since diagnosis. Caloric supplements (eg, BOOST [Mead Johnson Nutritionals]), sole source nutrition, low fibre and lactose-free diets were used by more than 15% of CD patients, whereas lactose-free, nonspicy, low acid, additive-free, caloric supplement and low fibre diets were used by more than 15% of UC patients. A diet supplement was more commonly used in CD patients (P<0.05) and an additive-free diet in UC patients. Corn and corn products, nuts, milk and bran were avoided by more than 20% of CD and UC patients; however, more CD than UC patients avoided corn and corn products. In addition, UC patients (more than 20%) also avoided tomato, other dairy (nonfluid milk-based products and foods containing milk products), chocolate, cheese, wheat, tomato sauces and fruit juice. A benefit was reported for 103 of 141 reported diets, with the most commonly alleviated symptoms being abdominal pain, diarrhea and flatulence.CONCLUSION: Many children with inflammatory bowel disease have altered their diets to manage their disease and have attributed symptomatic relief to these diets.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 10576-10576
Author(s):  
Colin Wikholm ◽  
Shiva Shankar Vangimalla ◽  
Ehab Abaza ◽  
Akram Ahmad ◽  
Ioannis Pothoulakis ◽  
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10576 Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and use of immunosuppressive therapy in IBD is linked with increased risk of leukemia. We studied the NIS database from 2003-2017 to analyze trends in any type of leukemia in IBD hospitalizations over time and examined the role of age, sex, and race. Methods: We analyzed NIS data of all adult hospitalizations for ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD) with any type of leukemia as a primary or secondary diagnosis using validated ICD 9/10 codes. Age, sex, and racial demographics were collected. Trend analysis of leukemia was performed with Cochran-Armitage and Jonckheere-Terpstra tests. Results: Overall Trends: From 2003-2017, a total of 11,385 of 2,235,413 (0.51%) CD hospitalizations and 8,105 of 1,324,746 (0.61%) UC hospitalizations contained diagnosis of leukemia. An increase in leukemia was seen in both CD and UC group from 0.24% to 0.79% (pTrend < 0.0001) and 0.28% to 0.81% (pTrend < 0.0001) respectively. Sex: In both UC and CD patients, leukemia diagnoses were predominantly male in 2003 but approximated a near 1:1 ratio by 2017 (Table). In CD, the proportion of female (FEM) leukemia diagnoses grew from 31.33% to 45.05% from 2003 to 2017 (pTrend = 0.1898). In UC, the proportion of female leukemia diagnoses grew from 27.49% to 45.79% from 2003 to 2017 (pTrend = 0.0030). Age: Leukemia was more common with increasing age, with no significant changes in proportion of cases between age groups over time (pTrend >.05). Ethnicity: White patients composed 87.80% and 84.24% of leukemia diagnoses in CD and UC, respectively. In CD, an increasing proportion of leukemia diagnoses occurred in black (BK) patients, and a decreasing proportion occurred in white patients (pTrends <.0001; Table 1) during the study time. No trends in race were observed in the UC group (pTrend = 0.4229). Conclusions: Our study showed an increased prevalence of leukemia in CD and UC hospitalizations from 2003-2017 which may be related to increasing use of immunosuppressants such as anti-TNF medications. In both CD and UC, leukemia was male-predominant, but increasingly female by 2017. Rate of leukemia diagnosis increased with age. In the CD group but not the UC group, leukemia was increasingly prevalent in black patients.[Table: see text]


2020 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 586-592
Author(s):  
Petr Jabandziev ◽  
Tereza Pinkasova ◽  
Lumir Kunovsky ◽  
Jan Papez ◽  
Martin Jouza ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S44-S44
Author(s):  
Kian Keyashian ◽  
Melody Dehghan ◽  
Lindsay A Sceats ◽  
Cindy Kin ◽  
Berkeley Limketkai ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Satish Keshav ◽  
Alexandra Kent

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) encompasses ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Both conditions cause chronic relapsing inflammation in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, but have different characteristics. UC causes diffuse mucosal inflammation limited to the colon, extending proximally from the anal verge, with the rectum involved in 95% of patients. UC is described in terms of the disease extent: proctitis (confined to the rectum), proctosigmoiditis (disease confined to the recto-sigmoid colon), distal disease (distal to the splenic flexure), and pan-colitis (the entire large intestine). The extent of disease can change, with proximal extension seen in approximately a third of patients with proctitis, although there is great variation between studies. CD causes inflammation that can affect the entire thickness of the wall of the intestine, and is not confined to the mucosa. CD can affect any part of the GI tract. The terminal ileum is affected in approximately 80% of cases, the colon in approximately 60% of cases, and the rectum and perianal region in approximately 40% of cases. CD is classified by location (ileal, colonic, ileocolonic, upper GI tract), by the presence of stricturing or penetrating disease, and by the age of onset (before or after the age of 40). Penetrating disease refers to the development of fistulae, which can lead to complications such as abscesses or perforations. An earlier age at onset is associated with more complicated disease. The diagnosis of UC or CD is established through a combination of clinical, endoscopic, radiological, and histological criteria rather than by any single modality. Occasionally, it is not possible to establish an unequivocal diagnosis of CD or UC in IBD, and a third category, accounting for nearly 10% of cases, is used, termed IBD unclassified.


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