Gastroenterologie
a hepatologie

IBD patient care – the clinical practice of gastroenterology outpatient centres in the Czech Republic

Luděk Hrdlička ^{Orcid.org  1,2}

+ Affiliation
¹ Gastroenterologie, Poliklinika Budějovická, Medicon a. s., Praha
² Chirurgické oddělení, NH Hospital a.s., Nemocnice Hořovice

Summary

The number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) has increased steadily. Gastroenterology outpatient centres are playing a very important role in care for these patients. Clinical practice of care for patients suffering from idiopathic inflammatory bowel diseases at these centres was assessed in our study. The data was obtained using a structured questionnaire comprising four major topics (characteristics of the centre, diagnosis, therapy and monitoring of patients). The obtained data was compared with the local and international recommendations and showed high professional standards of care.
 

Keywords

Crohn’s disease, outpatient care, diagnosis, inflammatory bowel disease, treatment, monitoring of patients, ulcerative colitis

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