Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology practice recommendations for medical management and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2021
Abstract
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in incidence and prevalence in Asian countries since the end of the 20th century. Moreover, differences in the cause, phenotypes, and natural history of IBD between the East and West have been recognized. Therefore, the Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology have established recommendations on medical management of IBD in Asia. Initially, the committee members drafted 40 recommendations, which were then assessed according to Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Eight statements were rejected as this indicated that consensus had not been reached. The recommendations encompass pretreatment evaluation; medical management of active IBD; medical management of IBD in remission; management of IBD during the periconception period and pregnancy; surveillance strategies for colitis-associated cancer; monitoring side effects of thiopurines and methotrexate; and infections in IBD.
Keywords
Biologics, Chronic ulcerative colitis, Clostridium difficile, Crohn's disease, Cytomegalovirus, Inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal tuberculosis
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Volume
36
Issue
3, SI
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing
Publisher Location
111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA