Approximately 40,000 people are living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in Ireland, over 4,000 of which attend the Mercy University Hospital for treatment of their condition. The Mercy University Hospital is now leading the way with a new nurse-led point of care ultrasound in IBD (IBDUS), funded by the Mercy University Hospital Foundation at a cost of �93,032.
The new ultrasound, lead out by Dr Donal Sheehan, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Mercy University Hospital, is a safe, non-invasive assessment tool that will be used amongst patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, such as Crohn�s disease and Colitis, to assess and monitor the bowel wall thickness, detect complications, and assess response to treatment.
For more information on the Mercy University Hospital Foundation, and the projects such as this, which it funds, visit http://www.mercyhospitalfoundation.ie.
