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. 2020 Aug 19:izaa223. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izaa223

TABLE 1.

Health Care Activities Carried Out in the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit and Hospital Facilities Between March 11 and April 8, 2020, to Meet the Needs of IBD Patients

Health Care Activities No.
Face-to-face care scheduled visits converted to remote telephone visits, n (%) 212 (98%)
Missed visits, n (%) 4 (2%)
Urgent remote telephone visits 162
Face-to-face visits during administration of doses at the biologics clinic 58
Face-to-face care visits at the IBD unit facilities 10
IBD nurses remote telephone visits for health advice 584
Reviews by nurse of safety analysis in patients on immunosuppressant’s 36
Health advice consultations resolved by email 48
Emergency department visits for possible IBD complications 5
Emergency department visits due to symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 9
Hospitalizations for complicated IBD 2
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 6
Training in the administration of SC biologics by IBD nurse 12
Administrative support to ensure home care delivery of SC biologics 45
Remote telephone visits for patients included in post-authorization safety registries 10
Face-to-face care visits for patients included in Phase 3 trials 3