Benefits of implementing a rapid access clinic in a high-volume inflammatory bowel disease center: Access, resource utilization and outcomes

Table 1 Characteristics of patients contacting the rapid access clinic vs emergency department

	RAC visits (n = 488)	Emergency departmentvisits (n = 135)
CD/UC (n)	334/154	97/38
Men/Women (%)	41.3/58.7	60.7/39.3
Age (mean ± SD, yr)	39.3 ± 14.8	45.2 ± 18.4
CD localization L1/L2/L3/L4 (%)	25.1/27.9/46.0/1.0	18.4/19.4/62.2/-
CD behavior B1/B2/B3 (%)	66.7/17.6/15.7	38.8/31.6/29.6
CD perianal (%)	22.7	10.2
UC location E1/E2/E3 (%)	8.8/30.4/60.8	-/27.8/72.2
Biological therapy (%)	60.6	42.9
Previous resective surgery (%)	19.8	35.6

RAC: Rapid access clinic; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis.