Serologic, Genetic, and Clinical Associations with Increased Healthcare Resource Utilization in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

ConclusionsAnti‐CBir1 antibody seropositivity and low SES were independently associated with higher inpatient HRU, while CD diagnosis was independently associated with lower inpatient HRU in a cohort of IBD patients who required at least one ED visit or hospitalization. If verified by future studies, anti‐CBir1 antibody status may be a useful biomarker of HRU when formulating management strategies to reduce disease complications and resource utilization. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Journal of Digestive Diseases - December 18, 2017 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Phillip Gu, Anshika Kapur, Dalin Li, Talin Haritunians, Eric Vasiliauskas, David Q. Shih, Stephan R. Targan, Brennan M.R. Spiegel, Dermot P.B. McGovern, Jeanne T. Black, Gil Y. Melmed Tags: Original article Source Type: research