Australasian paediatric gastroenterologist practices of coeliac disease diagnosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Paediatr Child Health
; 58(12): 2280-2285, 2022 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2052846
ABSTRACT
AIM:
To explore the perceptions and practices of Australasian paediatric gastroenterologists in diagnosing coeliac disease (CD) before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Paediatric gastroenterologists in Australasia were invited via email to complete an anonymous online questionnaire over a 2-week period in 2021.RESULTS:
The questionnaire was completed by 39 respondents 33 from Australia and six from New Zealand (NZ) equating to a 66% response rate. Thirty-four (87%) of the 39 respondents reported they currently practised non-biopsy diagnosis of CD in eligible children, while the rest diagnosed CD using biopsy confirmation only. All NZ respondents practised non-biopsy CD diagnosis. A majority of responders (76%) who practised non-biopsy CD diagnosis followed the 2020 European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) guidelines. Twenty-two (56%) respondents reported that they started using a non-biopsy CD diagnosis protocol before the pandemic and did not change their practice during the pandemic, 10 (26%) started diagnosing non-biopsy CD during the pandemic, 5 (13%) stated their practices of CD were not impacted by the pandemic and 2 (5%) did not respond on whether the pandemic changed their practice.CONCLUSION:
The majority of Australasian gastroenterologist respondents reported they routinely utilised the 2020 ESPGHAN diagnostic criteria in eligible children; half of them started prior to the pandemic and another quarter started this approach due to the pandemic. A minority of practitioners routinely rely only on biopsy confirmation to diagnose CD.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Celiac Disease
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Gastroenterologists
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Gastroenterology
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Paediatr Child Health
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jpc.16227
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