Appropriateness of Crohn's disease therapy in gastroenterological rehabilitation

Background/aims: The treatment criteria developed by the European Panel on the Appropriateness of Crohn's Disease (CD) Therapy (EPACT) have not been applied to rehabilitation. Thus, we retrospectively evaluated appropriateness of treatments during CD rehabilitation using the EPACT website. Methods: We included our one-year in-patient rehabilitation patients that had been assigned the International Classification of Disease Code for CD. The appropriateness of treatment was assessed in CD categories exhibiting frequent treatment changes. Treatment plans were compared to EPACT recommendations. Results: Charts of 33…