Changing nationwide trends in endoscopic, medical and surgical admissions for inflammatory bowel disease: 2003-2013.

Background And Study Aims: In the last decade, there have been major advances in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management but their impact on hospital admissions requires evaluation. We aim to investigate nationwide trends in IBD surgical/medical elective and emergency admissions, including endoscopy and cytokine inhibitor infusions, between 2003 and 2013.

Patients And Methods: We used Hospital Episode Statistics and population data from the UK Office for National Statistics.