Renata de Sá Brito Fróes, Adriana Ribas Andrade, Mikaell Alexandre Gouvea Faria, Heitor Siffert Pereira de Souza, Rogério Serafim Parra, Cyrla Zaltman, Carlos Henrique Marques Dos Santos, Mauro Bafutto, Abel Botelho Quaresma, Genoile Oliveira Santana, Rafael Luís Luporini, Sérgio Figueiredo de Lima Junior, Sender Jankiel Miszputen, Mardem Machado de Souza, Giedre Soares Prates Herrerias, Roberto Luiz Kaiser Junior, Catiane Rios do Nascimento, Omar Féres, Jaqueline Ribeiro de Barros, Ligia Yukie Sassaki, Rogerio Saad-Hossne
The Brazilian Organization for Crohn's Disease and Colitis (GEDIIB) established a national registry of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the study was to identify clinical factors associated with disease severity in IBD patients in Brazil. A population-based risk model aimed at stratifying the severity of IBD based on previous hospitalization, use of biologics, and need for surgery for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) and on previous complications for CD. A total of 1179 patients (34...
February 21, 2024: Scientific Reports