Short-Bowel Syndrome: Epidemiology, Hospitalization Trends, In-Hospital Mortality, and Healthcare Utilization.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Short-bowel syndrome (SBS) is a common cause of chronic intestinal failure and is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, poor quality of life, and an increased burden on healthcare costs.

Methods

We used the US Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 2005 to 2014. We identified adult SBS hospitalizations by using a combination of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification codes. We studied the demographics of the patients with SBS and analyzed the trends in the number of hospitalizations, in-hospital mortality, and healthcare costs. We also identified the risk factors associated with in-hospital mortality.

Results

A total of 53,040 SBS hospitalizations were identified. We found that SBS-related hospitalizati

SUBMITTER: Siddiqui MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9254738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature