Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder

  • Kaye A
  • Patel S
  • Meyers S
  • et al.
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Background The development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which encompasses ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, is multifactorial. Stress from anxiety is a risk factor for IBD. Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is twice as likely in IBD patients. This study explores the outcomes of patients hospitalized for IBD with comorbid GAD. Methods A retrospective analysis utilizing the 2014 USA National Inpatient Sample database was performed to assess the outcomes of hospitalized IBD patients with and without GAD. The outcomes analyzed were sepsis, acute hepatic failure, hypotension/shock, acute respiratory failure, acute deep vein thrombosis, acute renal failure, intestinal obstruction, myocardial infarction, ileus, inpatient mortality, colectomy, intestinal abscess, intestinal perforation, and megacolon. A multivariate logistic regression analysis was employed to explore whether GAD is a risk factor for these outcomes. Results Among 28,173 IBD hospitalized patients in the study, GAD was a comorbid diagnosis in 3,400 of those patients. IBD patients with coexisting GAD were found to be at increased risk for acute hepatic failure (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.80, p = 0.006), sepsis (aOR 1.33, p < 0.001), acute respiratory failure (aOR 1.24, p = 0.018), inpatient mortality (aOR 1.87, p < 0.001), intestinal abscess (aOR 2.35, p = 0.013), and intestinal perforation (aOR 1.44, p = 0.019). The aORs for the remaining outcomes were not statistically significant. Conclusions In hospitalized IBD patients, GAD is a risk factor for sepsis, acute hepatic failure, acute respiratory failure, intestinal abscess, intestinal perforation, and inpatient mortality. IBD and GAD are becoming increasingly common, which will likely lead to a larger number of complications among inpatients with these comorbidities.

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Kaye, A. J., Patel, S. J., Meyers, S. R., & Ahlawat, S. (2022). Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Hospitalized Patients With Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.27656

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