Patients with complicated gallstone disease in the emergency department: clinical impact and cost‐effectiveness of emergency department disposition decision
Abstract:Objective
The objective of this study was to assess the 1‐year outcomes of emergency department (ED) patients with complicated gallstone disease, including surgery rates, initial admission rates, ED revisits, repeat hospitalizations, and cost.
Methods
Using 3 linked statewide databases from the Maryland Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, we identified patients with a primary diagnosis of complicated gallstone disease treated in an ED between 2016 and 2018. We meas… Show more
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