Trends in prevalence mortality health care utilization and health care costs of Swiss IBD patients: a claims data based study of the years 2010 2012 and 2014

摘要

BackgroundReal-life data on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) prevalence and costs are scarce. The aims of this study were to provide an overview of the prevalence, mortality, health care utilization and costs of IBD patients in Switzerland in the years 2010, 2012, and 2014.