Publications by authors named "Paul Dabkowski"
Background: There are limited prospective population-based data on the health care cost of IBD in the post-biologicals era. A prospective registry that included all incident cases of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] was established to study disease progress and health cost.
Aim: To prospectively assess health care costs in the first year of diagnosis among a well-characterised cohort of newly diagnosed IBD patients.
Article Synopsis
- The study found a high incidence of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Australia, highlighting the need for a registry to analyze disease severity and complications over four years.
- A total of 252 patients were monitored, with the majority suffering from Crohn's disease (CD) showing significant hospitalization and treatment needs early in their disease course.
- The research identified risk factors for hospitalization and surgery, noting that certain disease characteristics, like ileal involvement and high C-reactive protein levels, are linked to more severe outcomes in both Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC).