P036 Socioeconomic Disparities in IBD: Outcomes in Emergency Department Utilization and Outpatient Follow-Up

BACKGROUND: The association of socioeconomic status, emergency department (ED) utilization, and access to outpatient gastroenterology care in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains underexplored. We sought to identify associations between overall socioeconomic deprivation and these outcomes in IBD patients. METHODS: Our historical cohort included 743 unique IBD patients with a total of 6,036 all-cause ED visits during a 51-month period...