Racial differences in hospitalizations for acute cholangitis: a nationwide time trend analysis, 2008-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The data on racial epidemiologic trends for acute cholangitis (AC) are scarce. Therefore, we conducted a longitudinal assessment of the racial breakdown of AC-related hospitalizations in the United States (US) over 11 years (2008-2018).

Methods

Using the National Inpatient Sample, we retrieved adult (>18 years) patients with AC. The adjusted yearly hospitalization rate per 100,000 for each race category was calculated based on the US population estimate for July 1 of the corresponding year obtained from the US Census Bureau. We followed Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project recommendations to: (1) derive a time-interrupted trend (before and after 2015), after determining that the International Classification of Diseases coding change affected AC hospitalizations

SUBMITTER: Farooq U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9399573 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature