Monitoring Disease Activity and Progression in Crohn's Disease. A Swiss Perspective on the IBD Ahead ‘Optimised Monitoring' Recommendations | Zendy

Bernhard Sauter | Zendy; Christoph Beglinger | Zendy; Marc Girardin | Zendy; Andrew J. Macpherson | Zendy; Pierre Michetti | Zendy; Alain Schoepfer | Zendy; Frank Seibold | Zendy; Stephan R. Vavricka | Zendy; Gerhard Rogler | Zendy

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Monitoring Disease Activity and Progression in Crohn's Disease. A Swiss Perspective on the IBD Ahead ‘Optimised Monitoring' Recommendations

Author(s) -

Bernhard Sauter,

Christoph Beglinger,

Marc Girardin,

Andrew J. Macpherson,

Pierre Michetti,

Alain Schoepfer,

Frank Seibold,

Stephan R. Vavricka,

Gerhard Rogler

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

digestion

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.882

H-Index - 75

eISSN - 1421-9867

pISSN - 0012-2823

DOI - 10.1159/000360283

Subject(s) - medicine , expert opinion , faecal calprotectin , asymptomatic , crohn's disease , family medicine , disease , calprotectin , inflammatory bowel disease , intensive care medicine

The structured IBD Ahead 'Optimised Monitoring' programme was designed to obtain the opinion, insight and advice of gastroenterologists on optimising the monitoring of Crohn's disease activity in four settings: (1) assessment at diagnosis, (2) monitoring in symptomatic patients, (3) monitoring in asymptomatic patients, and (4) the postoperative follow-up. For each of these settings, four monitoring methods were discussed: (a) symptom assessment, (b) endoscopy, (c) laboratory markers, and (d) imaging. Based on literature search and expert opinion compiled during an international consensus meeting, recommendations were given to answer the question 'which diagnostic method, when, and how often'. The International IBD Ahead Expert Panel advised to tailor this guidance to the healthcare system and the special prerequisites of each country. The IBD Ahead Swiss National Steering Committee proposes best-practice recommendations adapted for Switzerland.

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