Internal Reference Number: FOI_8548
Date Request Received: 31/03/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 07/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE)
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Did the hospital trust use high dose PPI medication, e.g. omeprazole, to treat Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE) in children before June 2018? | |
Answer To Question 1: EOE is diagnosed and treated by tertiary paediatric gastroenterology team in UHS. We share the care of these patients – there are <5 within the past few years but treatment is initiated by the Southampton team. | |
Question Number 2: When did the use of high dose PPI become routine treatment for EoE? | |
Answer To Question 2: EOE is diagnosed and treated by tertiary paediatric gastroenterology team in UHS. We share the care of these patients – there are <5 within the past few years but treatment is initiated by the Southampton team. | |
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