The IBD outpatient care in the clinical practice

The number of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis) has increased steadily. Gastroenterology outpatient secondary type centres play very important role in the care for these patients. Their clinical practice was assessed in our study. The data was obtained using a structured questionnaire concerned on 4 major topics (the centre characteristics, diagnosis, therapy and patient´s monitoring). Obtained data was compared with both local and international recommendations and showed high professional standards of care. Key words: Crohn´s disease - diagnosis - inflammatory bowel disease - outpatient care - patient´s monitoring - therapy - ulcerative colitis.