Characterization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Elderly Patients in a Large Central Canadian Health Region

Peter Stepaniuk; Charles N Bernstein; Zoann Nugent; Harminder Singh

doi:10.1155/2015/724359

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Jan 2015)

Characterization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Elderly Patients in a Large Central Canadian Health Region

Peter Stepaniuk,
Charles N Bernstein,
Zoann Nugent,
Harminder Singh

Affiliations

Peter Stepaniuk: Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Charles N Bernstein: Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Zoann Nugent: Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Harminder Singh: Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/724359
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 29, no. 5
pp. 274 – 278

Abstract

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OBJECTIVE: To determine differences in phenotype and treatment among hospitalized elderly and young patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and the utility of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD)-10 codes in hospital discharge abstracts in diagnosing IBD in elderly patients.

Published in Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

ISSN: 2291-2789 (Print); 2291-2797 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1720

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