Open AccessWhat Becomes of the Frequent Hospital Attenders with Centrally Mediated Gastrointestinal Pain Syndrome?
Author(s) -
Alexander Robertson
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
visceral medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2297-475X
pISSN - 2297-4725
DOI - 10.1159/000502987
Subject(s) - medicine , irritable bowel syndrome , depression (economics) , anxiety , medical record , vomiting , nausea , pediatrics , cyclic vomiting syndrome , panic , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
Centrally mediated gastrointestinal pain syndrome (CAPS) is an infrequently diagnosed functional condition. A small number of patients do, however, become heavy service users due to difficulty in controlling severe symptoms. We aim to review the outcomes of patients who required frequent hospitalisation with CAPS.