TY - JOUR
T1 - Inpatient economic burden of postoperative ileus associated with abdominal surgery in the United States
AU - Goldstein, Jay L.
AU - Matuszewski, Karl A.
AU - Delaney, Conor P.
AU - Senagore, Anthony
AU - Chiao, Evelyn F.
AU - Shah, Manan
AU - Meyer, Kellie
AU - Bramley, Thomas
PY - 2007/2
Y1 - 2007/2
N2 - A study was conducted to estimate the economic burden of postoperative ileus (POI) to the U.S. hospital system. Using national data projected from a large, inpatient, service-level, comparative database and applying hospitalization costs, we determined direct inpatient costs attributable to POI. Our results indicated that hospitalization for coded POI, according to the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9), was substantially more costly ($18,877 vs. $9,460) and longer (11.5 vs. 5.5 days) than hospitalization for non-coded POI. Total annual costs attributed to managing POI were $1.46 billion, a situation thus warranting increased attention.
AB - A study was conducted to estimate the economic burden of postoperative ileus (POI) to the U.S. hospital system. Using national data projected from a large, inpatient, service-level, comparative database and applying hospitalization costs, we determined direct inpatient costs attributable to POI. Our results indicated that hospitalization for coded POI, according to the International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision (ICD-9), was substantially more costly ($18,877 vs. $9,460) and longer (11.5 vs. 5.5 days) than hospitalization for non-coded POI. Total annual costs attributed to managing POI were $1.46 billion, a situation thus warranting increased attention.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847317892
SN - 1052-1372
VL - 32
SP - 82
EP - 90
JO - P and T
JF - P and T
IS - 2
ER -