Evolution in the utilization of biliary interventions in the United States: results of a nationwide longitudinal study from 1998 to 2013
Abstract
Bile duct surgery (BDS), percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC), and ERCP are alternative interventions used to treat biliary disease. Our aim was to describe trends in ERCP, BDS, and PTC on a nationwide level in the United States.We used the National Inpatient Sample to estimate age-standardized utilization trends of inpatient diagnostic ERCP, therapeutic ERCP, BDS, and PTC between 1998 and 2013. We calculated average case fatality,...
Paper Details
Title
Evolution in the utilization of biliary interventions in the United States: results of a nationwide longitudinal study from 1998 to 2013
Published Date
Aug 1, 2017
Journal
Volume
86
Issue
2
Pages
319 - 326.e5
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