Publications by authors named "Elie S Al Kazzi"
Article Synopsis
- Pouchitis is a common issue after surgery for ulcerative colitis, and the AGA has developed guidelines to help doctors manage this condition effectively.
- A panel assessed clinical questions and outcomes to create 9 recommendations for treating pouchitis, Crohn's-like disease, and cuffitis.
- Key recommendations include using antibiotics for intermittent pouchitis, considering probiotics for prevention, and exploring advanced immunosuppressive therapies for chronic cases or those resistant to antibiotics.
Family history and disease outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease: A comparison between China and the United States.
World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther
November 2016
Aim: To investigate the differences in family history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and clinical outcomes among individuals with Crohn's disease (CD) residing in China and the United States.
Methods: We performed a survey-based cross-sectional study of participants with CD recruited from China and the United States. We compared the prevalence of IBD family history and history of ileal involvement, CD-related surgeries and IBD medications in China and the United States, adjusting for potential confounders.
Background: The lack of adequate and standardized recording of leading risk factors for morbidity and mortality in medical records have downstream effects on research based on administrative databases. The measurement of healthcare is increasingly based on risk-adjusted outcomes derived from coded comorbidities in these databases. However inaccurate or haphazard assessment of risk factors for morbidity and mortality in medical record codes can have tremendous implications for quality improvement and healthcare reform.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBy 2018, Medicare payments will be tied to quality of care. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services currently use quality-based metric for some reimbursements through their different programs. Existing and future quality metrics will rely on risk adjustment to avoid unfairly punishing those who see the sickest, highest-risk patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the presentation, therapeutic management, and long-term outcome of children with very early-onset (VEO) (≤ 5 years of age) inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Study Design: Data were obtained from an inception cohort of 1928 children with IBD enrolled in a prospective observational registry at multiple centers in North America.
Results: One hundred twelve children were ≤ 5 years of age with no child enrolled at <1 year of age.