Epidemiology and Outcomes of Choledocholithiasis and Cholangitis in the United States: Trends and Urban-Rural Variations

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Analyzes hospitalization, management, and outcomes for U.S. patients who have complications resulting from gallstone disease. Utilizes the National Inpatient Sample between 2005 and 2014 to examine 189,362 patient admissions, procedural interventions, and deaths related to choledocholithiasis and cholangitis in rural versus urban hospitals. Includes data breakdowns according to patient sociodemographic variables.

Suqing Li, Leonardo Guizzetti, Christopher Ma, et al.

BMC Gastroenterology, 23, 254

07/2023

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Health conditions · Health disparities · Mortality · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data