A large new multi-institution study led by Cleveland Clinic researchers adds to the body of evidence supporting the safety of biologics use prior to surgery for inflammatory bowel disease.
Preoperative TNFi Exposure is Safe for Majority of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Needing Surgery
The results of the largest, most comprehensive study to date on biologics’ impact on postoperative infection risk in IBD patients should ease concerns about this potential complication.