Reena Khanna, Christopher Ma, Malcolm Hogan, Guangyong Zou, Talat Bessissow, Brian Bressler, Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Silvio Danese, Marco Daperno, James E East, Lawrence Hookey, Edward V Loftus, John W D McDonald, Remo Panaccione, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Matt Rutter, Bruce E Sands, Séverine Vermeire, Julie Rémillard, Stefanie C McFarlane, William J Sandborn, Geert R D'Haens, Brian G Feagan, Vipul Jairath
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Endoscopic assessment of disease activity is integral for evaluating treatment response in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to define appropriate items for evaluating endoscopic activity and conventions for consistent endoscopic scoring rules in CD. METHODS: A 2-round modified RAND/University of California at Los Angeles Appropriateness Method study was conducted. A panel of 15 gastroenterologists used a 9-point Likert scale to rate the appropriateness of statements pertaining to the Simple Endoscopic Score for CD, Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity, and additional items relevant to endoscopy scoring in CD...
June 10, 2023: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology