Systematic review: the quality of the scientific evidence and conflicts of interest in international inflammatory bowel disease practice guidelines

The study examined inflammatory bowel disease guidelines for quality of evidence, methods of grading evidence, and conflicts of interest. Nearly half...

Best practices on immunomodulators and biologic agents for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in Asia

The Asia-Pacific Working Group on Inflammatory Bowel Disease was established in Cebu, Philippines. It aims to improve inflammatory bowel disease care...

Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE): Determining Therapeutic Goals for Treat-to-Target

STRIDE program examined potential treatment targets for inflammatory bowel disease. The group agreed upon 12 recommendations for ulcerative colitis (U...

Respiratory Tract Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Inflammatory bowel disease can manifest in many extraintestinal organ systems. Most frequently involved extraintestinal locations include mucocutaneou...

90-Day Specific Readmission for Clostridium difficile Infection After Hospitalization With an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare: Outcomes and Risk Factors

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection. We aimed to investigate disease-specific readmiss...

Preadmission Cannabis Use Is Positively Correlated With Inpatient Opioid Dose Exposure in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Opioid use is associated with excess mortality in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) It is unknown if preadmission use of cannabis increas...

Characteristics and Long-Term Outcomes of Pregnancy-Onset Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case-Control Study

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) frequently affects women during their reproductive years. The impact of pregnancy in patients with established IBD ha...

Global prevalence of irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III or IV criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most common functional bowel disorders. Community prevalence appears to vary widely between different cou...