Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Children and Adolescents in New Zealand
This document aims to provide an evidence-based guide to the diagnosis and management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in children and adolescents across New Zealand. The recommendations within this document provide a guide and may not encompass every clinical situation. The guideline is formulated within the framework of the Paediatric Gastroenterology Clinical Network.
The Clinical Guideline
A index-based guide to the content is listed below or you can click on this link to access a pdf of the whole document.
| Introduction What is IBD and how is it caused |
| Approach to Diagnosis Presentation patterns and initial investigations |
| Definitive Diagnostic Investigations Includes endoscopic, histologic and radiological findings |
| Baseline assessment at the time of diagnosis |
| Management of children with IBD Including the model of care, initial management steps following diagnosis |
| Induction of remission Common therapies for IBD in children and adolescents |
| Management of acute severe colitis (ASC) |
| Maintenance of remission of IBD |
| Surgery |
| Monitoring of children with IBD Including regular and annual screening bloods, monitoring of growth, bone mineral density, vaccination status, colonoscopic surveillance and iron deficiency anaemia |
| Assessment of disease activity Including PCDAI, PUCAI and PGA |
| Transition from paediatric care |
| Support and education |
Appendices
Links to each appendix are listed separately below. Alternatively, you can click on this link for all the appendices in one document.
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