Treatment Pattern and Patient Profile Differences in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients between 2013 and 2019 in Latvia

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Determine the treatment pattern and patient profile differences in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients between 2013 and 2019 in Latvia.. Retrospective analysis of reimbursed medicines claims for IBD diagnoses from the Latvian National Health Service database (NHS) was conducted for year 2013 and 2019. Systemic therapy was defined as use of steroids, azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine or biological therapies (adalimumab, infliximab, ustekinumab, vedolizumab).. From 2013 to 2019 number of treated IBD patients changed from 1644 to 2626, representing a 59.7% increase. Analysis of Crohn’s disease (CD) patients that were using systemic therapy in 2013 included 68 unique patients, 36.7% female, average age 35.2 years and in 2019 144 CD patients (41.6% female, average age 35.3 years), significant differences were found in gender balance (p
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational

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