Poster Session B - Monday Morning
Category: Interventional Endoscopy
Dushyant S. Dahiya, MD
Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Saginaw, MI
VARIABLE |
Achalasia Patients Admitted After
|
Achalasia Patients Admitted After Heller’s Myotomy |
P-value |
Total Hospitalizations |
1,885 |
11,150 |
|
Mean Age (years)
|
57.6 |
56.7 |
p=0.395 |
Age Groups (years)
|
|
|
p=0.136 |
18 - 34 | 285 (15.1%) | 1,365 (12.2%) |
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34 - 49 | 305 (16.2%) | 2,175 (19.5%) |
|
50 - 64 | 540 (28.6%) | 3,485 (31.3%) |
|
65 - 79 | 600 (31.8%) | 3,440 (30.9%) |
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≥ 80 | 155 (8.2%) | 685 (6.1%) |
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Gender
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|
|
p=0.663 |
Male | 935 (49.6%) | 5,395 (48.4%) |
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Female | 950 (50.4%) | 5,755 (51.6%) |
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Race
|
|
|
p=0.825 |
White | 1,245 (68.4%) | 7,260 (68.2%) |
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Black | 270 (14.8%) | 1,540 (14.5%) |
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Hispanic | 175 (9.6%) | 1,170 (11%) |
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Asian | 50 (2.8%) | 275 (2.6%) |
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Other | 80 (4.4%) | 345 (3.2%) |
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Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
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|
|
p=0.002 |
CCI = 0 | 1,060 (56.2%) | 6,690 (60.0%) |
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CCI ≥ 1 | 825 (43.8%) | 4,460 (40.0%) |
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Hospital Region
|
|
|
p< 0.001 |
Northeast | 635 (33.7%) | 1,995 (17.9%) |
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Midwest | 405 (21.5%) | 2,280 (20.5%) |
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South | 610 (32.4%) | 4,405 (39.5%) |
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West | 235 (12.5%) | 2,470 (22.2%) |
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Hospital Bed-Size
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|
|
p< 0.001 |
Small | 45 (2.4%) | 1,085 (9.7%) |
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Medium | 215 (11.4%) | 2,250 (20.2%) |
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Large | 1,625 (86.2%) | 7,815 (70.1%) |
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Hospital Location
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|
|
p< 0.001 |
Rural | 10 (0.5%) | 180 (1.6%) |
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Urban Non-teaching | 60 (3.2%) | 1,100 (9.9%) |
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Urban Teaching | 1,815 (96.3%) | 9,870 (88.5%) |
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Mean Length of Stay (days)
|
3.7
|
3.4
|
p=0.356
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Mean Total Hospital Charge ($)
|
66,151 (4,857)
|
65,468 (1,514)
|
p=0.775
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