Open AccessDiagnostic delay of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Mohammad I. El Mouzan,
Badr AlSaleem,
Mohammed Hasosah,
Abdulrahman AlHussaini,
Aziz H Al Anazi,
Omar I. Saadah,
Ahmed Al Sarkhy,
Mohammad Al Mofarreh,
Asaad Assiri
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/sjg.sjg_457_18
Subject(s) - medicine , inflammatory bowel disease , ulcerative colitis , referral , retrospective cohort study , risk factor , disease , logistic regression , pediatrics , multivariate analysis , crohn's disease , gastroenterology , family medicine
Delay in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with complications. Our aim was to describe the pattern and risk factors associated with delay in the diagnosis of IBD in Saudi children.