Patient-reported outcome measures and surgery for Crohn’s disease: systematic review

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[Kim WJ, Iskandarani M] Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. [Manzo CA] Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. [Pellino G] Unitat de Cirurgia de Còlon i Recte, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università degli Studi della Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy. [Martí Gallostra M] Unitat de Cirurgia de Còlon i Recte, Vall d’Hebron Hospital Universitari, Barcelona, Spain. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain. [Tekkis PP] Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK. Department of Colorectal Surgery, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus

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2023-11-09T09:04:51Z

2023-11-09T09:04:51Z

2023-10



Abstract

Outcome; Surgery; Crohn's disease


Resultado; Cirugía; Enfermedad de Crohn


Resultat; Cirurgia; Malaltia de Crohn


Background/Aims Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease with up to 50 per cent of patients requiring surgery within 10 years of diagnosis. Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are vital to monitor and assess patient health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This systematic review aims to evaluate PROMs within studies for perioperative Crohn's disease patients. Methods Articles from MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare and CINAHL databases were searched to find studies relating to the assessment of HRQoL in perioperative Crohn's disease patients using PROMs and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs) from 1st January 2015 to 22nd October 2023. Bias was assessed using the ROBINS-I tool was used for non-randomized interventional studies and the Cochrane RoB2 tool was used for randomized trials. Results 1714 journal articles were filtered down to eight studies. Six studies focused on ileocaecal resection, one on perianal fistulas and one on the effects of cholecystectomy on patients with Crohn's disease. Within these articles, ten different PROM tools were identified (8 measures of HRQoL and 2 measures of functional outcome). Overall improvements in patient HRQoL pre- to postoperative for ileocaecal Crohn's disease were found in both paediatric and adult patients. Outcomes were comparable in patients in remission, with or without stoma, but were worse in patients with a stoma and active disease. Conclusion There are significant variations in how PROMs are used to evaluate perioperative Crohn's disease outcomes and a need for consensus on how tools are used. Routine assessments using an internationally accepted online platform can be used to monitor patients and support areas of treatment pathways that require further support to ensure high standards of care. They also enable future statistical comparisons in quantitative reviews and meta-analyses.

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English

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Oxford University Press

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