RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Implications of recurrent SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks for IBD management
JF Frontline Gastroenterology
JO Frontline Gastroenterol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP 316
OP 321
DO 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101531
VO 12
IS 4
A1 Jonathan P Segal
A1 Alan C Moss
YR 2021
UL http://fg.bmj.com/content/12/4/316.abstract
AB The initial phases of the global SARS-CoV2 pandemic had significant implications for the management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). This impact is likely to be sustained and far-reaching across all models of care. Initial questions about the risk of SARS-CoV2 infection, and COVID-19 complications, in patients taking maintenance anti-TNFs, JAK inhibitors and other immune modulators have preliminary data. Current models for SARS-CoV-2 transmission predict intermittent outbreaks until 2022, which could disrupt clinical care and negatively affect outcomes for many patients across the globe. This review summarises changes in IBD clinical practice that will be required during the ‘post-peak’ phase of viral pandemics.