@article{93ea2446b12c46ba823d4e23cf2ea5f0,
title = "British Society of Gastroenterology guidance for management of inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic",
abstract = "The COVID-19 pandemic is putting unprecedented pressures on healthcare systems globally. Early insights have been made possible by rapid sharing of data from China and Italy. In the UK, we have rapidly mobilised inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) centres in order that preparations can be made to protect our patients and the clinical services they rely on. This is a novel coronavirus; much is unknown as to how it will affect people with IBD. We also lack information about the impact of different immunosuppressive medications. To address this uncertainty, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) COVID-19 IBD Working Group has used the best available data and expert opinion to generate a risk grid that groups patients into highest, moderate and lowest risk categories. This grid allows patients to be instructed to follow the UK government's advice for shielding, stringent and standard advice regarding social distancing, respectively. Further considerations are given to service provision, medical and surgical therapy, endoscopy, imaging and clinical trials.",
keywords = "crohn's colitis, crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis",
author = "Kennedy, {Nicholas A.} and Jones, {Gareth Rhys} and Lamb, {Christopher A.} and Richard Appleby and Ian Arnott and Beattie, {R. Mark} and Stuart Bloom and Brooks, {Alenka J.} and Rachel Cooney and Dart, {Robin J.} and Cathryn Edwards and Aileen Fraser and Gaya, {Daniel R.} and Subrata Ghosh and Kay Greveson and Richard Hansen and Ailsa Hart and Hawthorne, {A. Barney} and Bu'Hussain Hayee and Limdi, {Jimmy K.} and Murray, {Charles D.} and Parkes, {Gareth C.} and Miles Parkes and Kamal Patel and Pollok, {Richard C.} and Nick Powell and Probert, {Chris S.} and Tim Raine and Shaji Sebastian and Christian Selinger and Smith, {Philip J.} and Catherine Stansfield and Lisa Younge and Lindsay, {James O.} and Irving, {Peter M.} and Lees, {Charlie W.}",
note = "Funding Information: Twitter Nicholas A Kennedy @DrNickKennedy, Gareth-Rhys Jones @gastro_GRJ, Christopher A Lamb @DrChrisLamb, Richard Appleby @rnappleby, R Mark Beattie @RMBeattie50, Alenka J Brooks @alenkabrooks, Robin J Dart @rjcdart, Cathryn Edwards @CathrynmEdwards, Daniel R Gaya @carmunnock, Richard Hansen @ paedsrh, A Barney Hawthorne @ABHawthorne, Bu{\textquoteright}Hussain Hayee @IBDdoc, Jimmy K Limdi @jklimdi, Nick Powell @NickPowellLab, Chris S Probert @ChrisProbert62, Tim Raine @IBD_MB, Shaji Sebastian @ibdseb, Philip J Smith @DrPhilipJSmith, Catherine Stansfield @ibdportal, Lisa Younge @LisaYounge2 and Charlie W Lees @ charlie_lees Acknowledgements This guidance has been developed by the British Society of Gastroenterology COVID-19 IBD Working Group and we are grateful for the input from contributors within the group. The British Society of Gastroenterology COVID-19 IBD Working Group is thankful for the support of Crohn{\textquoteright}s and Colitis UK in developing a patient friendly version of this guidance and to the UK IBD Registry for supporting development of a patient self-identification tool implementing the guidance. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 Author(s).",
year = "2020",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321244",
language = "English",
volume = "69",
pages = "984--990",
journal = "Gut",
issn = "0017-5749",
publisher = "BMJ Publishing Group",
number = "6",
}