Trends in Emergency Department Utilization Among Women With Leiomyomas in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe trends in emergency department (ED) visits in the United States with a primary diagnosis of leiomyomas, subsequent admissions, and associated charges.

Methods

The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Nationwide Emergency Department Sample database was used to retrospectively identify all ED visits from 2006 to 2017 among women aged 18-55 years with a primary diagnosis of leiomyomas as indicated by International Classification of Diseases (ICD) diagnosis codes. Trends in ED visits and subsequent admissions were analyzed and stratified by patient and hospital characteristics. Secondary ICD codes, Current Procedural Terminology codes, and hospital charges were analyzed. A multivariate regression model was used to identify predictors of admission.

Res

SUBMITTER: Fortin CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058251 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature