LAS VEGAS—Patients with inflammatory bowel disease increasingly are turning to ERs for urgent care needs, straining healthcare resources and exposing patients to unnecessary risks associated with hospital visits.
Analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample between 2006 and 2020, for example, showed a significant increase in the number of visits to the emergency department (ED) for patients with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, according to Gil Y. Melmed, MD, MS, the