Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	92900
Country	Germany

Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Observational Study
Article Title	Diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel diseases in a German population
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Elisabeth Blüthner, Annalena Dehe, Carsten Büning, Britta Siegmund, Matthias Prager, Jochen Maul, Alexander Krannich, Jan Preiß, Bertram Wiedenmann, Florian Rieder, Raneem Khedraki, Frank Tacke, Andreas Sturm and Anja Schirbel
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Anja Schirbel, Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Campus Virchow-Klinikum and Campus Charité Mitte, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany. anja.schirbel@charite.de
Key Words	Diagnostic time; Diagnostic delay; Crohn’s disease; Ulcerative colitis; Germany
Core Tip	Early diagnosis is key to reduce complications and improve response to medical therapy. This prospective questionnaire-based study aimed to identify risk factors impairing diagnostic time. In this study we demonstrated that diagnostic delay was significantly longer in Crohn’s disease compared to ulcerative colitis patients and was mainly physician-depended. The multivariate analysis showed that disease-specific symptoms and rapidly available diagnostic tools resulted in reduction of physician diagnostic time.
Citation	<p>Blüthner E, Dehe A, Büning C, Siegmund B, Prager M, Maul J, Krannich A, Preiß J, Wiedenmann B, Rieder F, Khedraki R, Tacke F, Sturm A, Schirbel A. Diagnostic delay in inflammatory bowel diseases in a German population. <i>World J Gastroenterol</i> 2024; 30(29): 3465-3478</p>

Received	2024-02-10 10:14
Peer-Review Started	2024-02-10 10:14
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2024-04-16 22:42
Revised	2024-04-28 12:46
Second Decision	2024-06-18 02:40
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-06-18 03:16
Articles in Press	2024-06-18 03:16
Publication Fee Transferred	2024-06-29 07:13
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2024-07-18 17:48
Typeset the Manuscript	2024-07-24 03:50

ISSN	1007-9327 (print) and 2219-2840 (online)
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