Same-Day vs Different-Day Elective Upper and Lower Endoscopic Procedures by Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Performing elective upper and lower endoscopic procedures on the same day is a patient-centered and less costly approach than a 2-stage approach performed on different days, when clinically appropriate. Whether this practice pattern varies based on practice setting has not been studied.

Objectives

To estimate the rate of different-day upper and lower endoscopic procedures in 3 types of outpatient settings and investigate the factors associated with the performance of these procedures on different days.

Design, setting, and participants

A retrospective analysis was conducted of Medicare claims between January 1, 2011, and June 30, 2018, for Medicare beneficiaries who underwent a pair of upper and lower endoscopic procedures performed within 90 days of each o

SUBMITTER: Wang P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6515815 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature