Stacy A. Kahn|A Vachon|Dylan M. Rodriquez|Sarah R. Goeppinger|Bonnie L. Surma|Julia Marks|David T. Rubin
Patient Perceptions of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Ulcerative Colitis
University of Chicago Medical Center|University of Chicago|University of Chicago Medical Center
fecal microbiota transplantation fmt delivery stool healthy prescreened donor individual disease gaining increasing recognition potential treatment inflammatory bowel diseases objective describe patient interest social concerns around fmtwe conducted survey adults ulcerative colitis uc seen outpatient clinic university chicago ibd center englishspeaking patients 18 years age eligible subjects completed written survey clinic ninetyfive participants median age 39 years 53 female enrolled studyfortyfour percent 49 reported excellent goodsatisfactory medical management uc respectively fortysix percent participants willing undergo fmt treatment uc 43 unsure 11 unwilling undergo fmt subjects hospitalized willing undergo fmt 54 versus 34 p 0035 primary concerns included following adequate screening infections 41 cleanliness 24 potential worsen uc 18 21 reported specific concerns donor selection equal number participants 46 preferred whomever doctor recommended family memberspousein center despite reporting satisfactory excellent disease control treatments vast majority patients uc interested willing consider fmt proof safety effectiveness failure medical therapies key issues considering fmt strong interest asyet unproven therapy warrants attention pressing priority clinical research education