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. 2023 Sep 5;6(Suppl 2):S23–S34. doi: 10.1093/jcag/gwad008

Table 2.

Trends in surgery rates in Canadian people with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

Study Province Years Age group Type of cohort Type of IBD Surgery rates Time trend
(95% CI)
Dittrich et al. (10) Alberta (Edmonton) 1996–2013 Adults (≥18 years) Prevalent CD 1996: 5.8 per 100 patients
2013: 1.4 per 100 patients
AAPC: −8.4% (−9.6, −7.3)
El-Matary et al. (9) Manitoba 1995–2017 Paediatrics Incident IBD 1995–2003: 5.2 per 100 PY
2004–2017: 1.8 per 100 PY
RR: 0.34 (0.20, 0.59)
Targownik et al. (1) Manitoba 2005–2015 All ages Prevalent CD 2005: 1.88 per 100 PY
2015: 1.27 per 100 PY
AAPC: −3.6% (−6.0, −1.2)
Prevalent UC 2005: 0.85 per 100 PY
2015: 0.83 per 100 PY
AAPC: 1.7% (−2.0, 5.4)
Dheri et al. (3) Ontario 1994–2012 Paediatrics (<18 years) Incident CD AAPC: −6.0% (−7.3, −4.6)
UC AAPC: −3.0% (−5.2, −0.7)
Murthy et al. (4) Ontario 1995–2012 Adults (>18 years) Prevalent CD Pre-infliximab:
OR: 0.984 (0.975, 0.99)
Post-infliximab:
OR: 1.10 (0.81, 1.50)
UC Pre-infliximab:
OR: 0.993 (0.975, 1.01)
Post-infliximab:
OR: 0.933 (0.540, 1.61)
Rahman et al. (2) Ontario 2003–2014 All ages Prevalent CD All inpatient surgeries:
2003: 53 (95% CI: 50, 55) per 1000
2014: 32 (95% CI: 30, 34) per 1000
Intestinal resections:
2003: 41 (95% CI: 39, 43) per 1000
2014: 23 (95% CI: 22, 25) per 1000
All outpatient surgeries:*
2003: 8 (95% CI: 7, 9) per 1000
2014: 12 (95% CI: 10, 13) per 1000
All inpatient surgeries: 39.6% decrease over the course of the study
Intestinal resections: 44% decrease over the course of the study
Khalil et al. (13) Québec 1998–2011 Not stated Prevalent UC 1998–2004: 36 per 1000 PY
2005–2011: 30 per 1,000 PY
HR: 0.81 (0.70, 0.95)
Verdon et al. (6) Québec 1996–2015 Not stated Incident (proportion with surgery within five years of diagnosis) CD 1st surgeries:
1996–2010: 8%
2011–2015: 15%
2nd surgeries:
1996–2010: 18%
2011–2015: 21%
UC 1996–2010: 6%
2011–2015: 10%

Abbreviations: AAPC, Average annual percentage change; , Confidence interval; IBD, Inflammatory bowel disease; OR, Odds ratio; PY, Person-years; RR, Relative risk; UC, Ulcerative colitis.

*Includes stricture dilations and stricturoplasty (61.6% in 2014) and fistula or perianal surgeries (36.9% in 2014).

Quarter analyzed as a continuous variable; odds ratio (OR) compares the odds of hospitalization per quarter change in time.

Comparing across eras.