Title: | The Diagnostic Utility of Volatile Organic Compounds in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
Author(s): | Krishnamoorthy A; Chandrapalan S; Ahmed M; Arasaradnam RP; |
Address: | University of Warwick. Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals. University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire |
ISSN/ISBN: | 1876-4479 (Electronic) 1873-9946 (Linking) |
Abstract: | "BACKGROUND: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) show promise as potential biomarkers of for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, two chronic idiopathic gastrointestinal disorders with diagnostic and management challenges. Non-invasive biomarkers aid early diagnosis and management. In this study we review studies of diagnostic accuracy of VOCs in inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS: A systematic search was carried out on the Pubmed and Scopus databases; with sixteen studies reviewed and meta-analysis carried out on ten. RESULTS: Meta analysis of 696 IBD cases against 605 controls revealed a pooled sensitivity and specificity of 87% (95% CI, 0.79 - 0.92) and 83% (95% CI, 0.73 - 0.90) respectively. AUC was 0.92. CONCLUSION: VOCs perform very well as non-invasive biomarkers of IBD; with much scope for future improvement and research" |
Keywords: | biomarkers inflammatory bowel disease volatile organic compounds; |
Notes: | "PublisherKrishnamoorthy, Ashwin Chandrapalan, Subashini Ahmed, Marriam Arasaradnam, Ramesh P eng England 2023/08/04 J Crohns Colitis. 2023 Aug 4:jjad132. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad132" |