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Kumar A, Yassin N, Marley A, Bellato V, Foppa C, Pellino G, Myrelid P, Millan M, Gros B, Avellaneda N, Catalan-Serra I, El-Hussuna A, Cunha Neves JA, Roseira J, Cunha MF, Verstockt B, Bettenworth D, Mege D, Brookes MJ. Crossing barriers: the burden of inflammatory bowel disease across Western Europe. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2023; 16:17562848231218615. [PMID: 38144422 PMCID: PMC10748558 DOI: 10.1177/17562848231218615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 11/16/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023] Open
Abstract
An estimated 2.5-3 million individuals (0.4%) in Europe are affected by inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Whilst incidence rates for IBD are stabilising across Europe, the prevalence is rising and subsequently resulting in a significant cost to the healthcare system of an estimated 4.6-5.6 billion euros per year. Hospitalisation and surgical resection rates are generally on a downward trend, which is contrary to the rising cost of novel medication. This signifies a large part of healthcare cost and burden. Despite publicly funded healthcare systems in most European countries, there is still wide variation in how patients receive and/or pay for biologic medication. This review will provide an overview and discuss the different healthcare systems within Western Europe and the barriers that affect overall management of a changing IBD landscape, including differences to hospitalisation and surgical rates, access to medication and clinical trial participation and recruitment. This review will also discuss the importance of standardising IBD management to attain high-quality care for all patients with IBD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aditi Kumar
- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Mindelsohn Way, Birmingham, UK B15 2GW
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
| | - Alexandra Marley
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
| | - Vittoria Bellato
- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy
| | - Caterina Foppa
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
| | - Gianluca Pellino
- Colorectal Surgery, Vall D’Hebron University Hospital, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Universita degli Studi della Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’, Naples, Italy
| | - Pär Myrelid
- Department of Surgery, Linköping University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
- Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
| | - Monica Millan
- Department of Surgery, La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
| | - Beatriz Gros
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
- Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
| | - Nicolas Avellaneda
- General and Colorectal Surgery Department, CEMIC University Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
| | - Ignacio Catalan-Serra
- Department of Gastroenterology, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Hospital Trust, Levanger, Norway
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
- Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
| | | | - João A. Cunha Neves
- Department of Gastroenterology, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal
- Algarve Biomedical Centre, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
| | - Joana Roseira
- Department of Gastroenterology, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal
- Algarve Biomedical Centre, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
| | - Miguel F. Cunha
- Algarve Biomedical Centre, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Algarve University Hospital Centre, Portimão, Portugal
| | - Bram Verstockt
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
| | - Dominik Bettenworth
- CED Schwerpunktpraxis, Münster, Germany
- Medical Faculty, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
| | - Diane Mege
- Department of Digestive and Oncology Surgery, Timone University Hospital, Marseille, France
| | - Matthew J. Brookes
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
- School of Medicine and Clinical Practice, Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton UK
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