ArticleSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association
Diagnostic delay of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia.
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- Impact of diagnostic delay to the clinical presentation and associated factors in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study.BMC gastroenterology · 2021Article
- Very early onset inflammatory bowel disease in a South Asian country where inflammatory bowel disease is emerging: a distinct clinical phenotype from later onset disease.Intestinal research · 2021Article
- Association of diagnostic delay with medical cost for patients with Crohn's disease: A Japanese claims-based cohort study.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2021Article
- Spanish Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Diagnostic Delay Registry: SPIDER Study From Sociedad Española de Gastroenterología, Hepatología y Nutrición Pediátrica.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- Diagnostic delay of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia-the community, the physicians, and the disease: Where's the hold-up?Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
- Incidence and clinical characteristics of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Oman.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
- Response to AlmalkiSaudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
- Knowledge and attitudes of primary healthcare physicians toward the diagnosis and management of inflammatory bowel disease following an educational intervention: A comparative analysis.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology AssociationArticle
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimDelay in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with complications. Our aim was to describe the pattern and risk factors associated with delay in the diagnosis of IBD in Saudi children. PATIENTS AND
methodsThis was a multicenter study with a retrospective/prospective design. Data on diagnostic delay in children with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) were retrieved from physician's notes. Multivariate regression analysis was used to assess the risk factors associated with long delay in diagnosis.
resultsThere were 240 and 183 Saudi children with CD and UC, respectively. The median delays in diagnosis were 8 and 5 months in CD and UC, respectively, significantly longer in children with CD than UC (P < 0.001). Long diagnostic delays (>75
conclusionsLong diagnostic delay in IBD was mainly due to the longer delay in gastroenterologist consultation. Review of the referral system is needed to focus on measures to reduce long delays in diagnosis. The ileal location as a risk factor in CD and age older than 10 years as protective in UC should help recognition and early referral.
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