Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Referral Pathway.

Abstract

Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are the 2 most common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which is a chronic, relapsing, inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It is estimated that IBD currently affects 1.6–3.1 million people in the United States. 1 Dahlhamer J.M. Zammetti E.P. Ward B.W. et al. Prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease among adults aged ≥18 years—United States, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016; 65: 1166-1169 Crossref PubMed Scopus (261) Google Scholar , 2 Crohn’s and Colitis FoundationThe facts about inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, New York2014 Google Scholar