Trends of Urolithiasis in China: A National Study Based on Hospitalized Patients from 2013 to 2018.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to explore the chronological trends in clinical features and utilization of healthcare resources for hospitalized patients with urolithiasis in China.

Methods

Patients with urolithiasis were extracted from the Hospital Quality Monitoring System, a national database of hospitalized patients in China, based on the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, codes. Variables including demographic characteristics, comorbidities, treatment modalities for urolithiasis, length of hospital stay, and expenditures were collected and analyzed.

Results

Among 79.8 million hospitalized patients, 3.5 million were diagnosed with urolithiasis with an increasing trend (from 3.0% in 2013 to 4.0% in 2018). Most of these patients had up

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900463 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature