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Glance LG, Joynt Maddox KE, Mazzefi M, Knight PW, Eaton MP, Feng C, Kertai MD, Albernathy J, Wu IY, Wyrobek JA, Cevasco M, Desai N, Dick AW. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2247968. [PMID: 36542380 PMCID: PMC9857175 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.47968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Whether people from racial and ethnic minority groups experience disparities in access to minimally invasive mitral valve surgery (MIMVS) is not known. OBJECTIVE To investigate racial and ethnic disparities in the utilization of MIMVS. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This cross-sectional study used data from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database for patients who underwent mitral valve surgery between 2014 and 2019. Statistical analysis was performed from January 24 to August 11, 2022. EXPOSURES Patients were categorized as non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, and Hispanic individuals. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The association between MIMVS (vs full sternotomy) and race and ethnicity were evaluated using logistic regression. RESULTS Among the 103 753 patients undergoing mitral valve surgery (mean [SD] age, 62 [13] years; 47 886 female individuals [46.2%]), 10 404 (10.0%) were non-Hispanic Black individuals, 89 013 (85.8%) were non-Hispanic White individuals, and 4336 (4.2%) were Hispanic individuals. Non-Hispanic Black individuals were more likely to have Medicaid insurance (odds ratio [OR], 2.21; 95% CI, 1.64-2.98; P < .001) and to receive care from a low-volume surgeon (OR, 4.45; 95% CI, 4.01-4.93; P < .001) compared with non-Hispanic White individuals. Non-Hispanic Black individuals were less likely to undergo MIMVS (OR, 0.65; 95% CI, 0.58-0.73; P < .001), whereas Hispanic individuals were not less likely to undergo MIMVS compared with non-Hispanic White individuals (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.67-1.75; P = .74). Patients with commercial insurance had 2.35-fold higher odds of undergoing MIMVS (OR, 2.35; 95% CI, 2.06-2.68; P < .001) than those with Medicaid insurance. Patients operated by very-high volume surgeons (300 or more cases) had 20.7-fold higher odds (OR, 20.70; 95% CI, 12.7-33.9; P < .001) of undergoing MIMVS compared with patients treated by low-volume surgeons (less than 20 cases). After adjusting for patient risk, non-Hispanic Black individuals were still less likely to undergo MIMVS (adjusted OR [aOR], 0.88; 95% CI, 0.78-0.99; P = .04) and were more likely to die or experience a major complication (aOR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.16-1.35; P < .001) compared with non-Hispanic White individuals. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this cross-sectional study, non-Hispanic Black patients were less likely to undergo MIMVS and more likely to die or experience a major complication than non-Hispanic White patients. These findings suggest that efforts to reduce inequity in cardiovascular medicine may need to include increasing access to private insurance and high-volume surgeons.
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- Laurent G. Glance
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
- RAND Health, RAND, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
- Center for Health Economics and Policy at the Institute for Public Health, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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- Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia
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Wu B, David G. Information, relative skill, and technology abandonment. JOURNAL OF HEALTH ECONOMICS 2022; 83:102596. [PMID: 35303551 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We study the role of relative task-specific skill in explaining the heterogeneity in physicians' technology abandonment decisions in response to negative information shocks. We show that after an unexpected FDA safety warning on the use of minimally invasive hysterectomies, physicians alter their procedural mix towards open procedures and away from the minimally invasive procedures. This effect is less pronounced for physicians more skilled in performing minimally invasive procedures relative to open procedures, highlighting relative skill as an explanation for differential technology abandonment. Since physicians with higher relative skill are more likely to use minimally invasive procedures before the FDA safety communication, we find that the FDA intervention led to a substantial increase in practice variation across physicians with different relative skill levels. These findings are consistent with a theoretical model that predicts physicians' response to new information regarding the effectiveness of medical technology.
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- Bingxiao Wu
- Department of Economics, Rutgers University, 75 Hamilton St, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901 USA.
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- Department of Health Care Management, The Wharton School, Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 305 Colonial Penn Center, 3641 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA, 19104 USA.
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Becher RD, Jin L, Warren JL, Gill TM, DeWane MP, Davis KA, Zhang Y. Geographic Variation in the Utilization of and Mortality After Emergency General Surgery Operations in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States. Ann Surg 2022; 275:340-347. [PMID: 32516232 PMCID: PMC7726051 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To define geographic variations in emergency general surgery (EGS) care, we sought to determine how much variability exists in the rates of EGS operations and subsequent mortality in the Northeastern and Southeastern United States (US). SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA While some geographic variations in healthcare are normal, unwarranted variations raise questions about the quality, appropriateness, and cost-effectiveness of care in different areas. METHODS Patients ≥18 years who underwent 1 of 10 common EGS operations were identified using the State Inpatient Databases (2011-2012) for 6 states, representing Northeastern (New York) and Southeastern (Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Mississippi) US. Geographic unit of analysis was the hospital service area (HSA). Age-standardized rates of operations and in-hospital mortality were calculated and mapped. Differences in rates across geographic areas were compared using the Kruskal-Wallis test, and variance quantified using linear random-effects models. Variation profiles were tabulated via standardized rates of utilization and mortality to compare geographically heterogenous areas. RESULTS 227,109 EGS operations were geospatially analyzed across the 6 states. Age-standardized EGS operation rates varied significantly by region (Northeast rate of 22.7 EGS operations per 10,000 in population versus Southeast 21.9; P < 0.001), state (ranging from 9.9 to 29.1; P < 0.001), and HSA (1.9-56.7; P < 0.001). The geographic variability in age-standardized EGS mortality rates was also significant at the region level (Northeast mortality rate 7.2 per 1000 operations vs Southeast 7.4; P < 0.001), state-level (ranging from 5.9 to 9.0 deaths per 1000 EGS operations; P < 0.001), and HSA-level (0.0-77.3; P < 0.001). Maps and variation profiles visually exhibited widespread and substantial differences in EGS use and morality. CONCLUSIONS Wide geographic variations exist across 6 Northeastern and Southeastern US states in the rates of EGS operations and subsequent mortality. More detailed geographic analyses are needed to determine the basis of these variations and how they can be minimized.
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- Robert D Becher
- Division of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Surgical Outcomes and Epidemiology, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Department of Biostatistics, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Division of General Surgery, Trauma, and Surgical Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Section of Surgical Outcomes and Epidemiology, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
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Gero D, Schneider MA, Suter M, Peterli R, Vonlanthen R, Turina M, Bueter M. Sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass: a "post-code" lottery? A comprehensive national analysis of the utilization of bariatric surgery in Switzerland between 2011-2017. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020; 17:563-574. [PMID: 33281057 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) recently became the most frequently performed bariatric surgery (BS) worldwide, overtaking the long-time standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Main indications for one or the other procedure show large inter-center variations and warrant further investigations. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify the influencers of primary BS selection in Switzerland. SETTING Switzerland. METHODS Retrospective analysis of all hospitalizations in Switzerland January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2017 with anonymized data provided by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. BS procedures were identified based on ICD-10 and national surgical codes. Statistical analyses were performed with R. RESULTS During the study period 27,375 BS were performed. The annual BS caseload doubled over time, whereas inpatient complications decreased (∼-33%). RYGB was the prevailing procedure, although its annual proportion decreased from 80% to 70% over 7 years. Meanwhile, use of SG increased from 14% to 23%. Primary RYGB and SG had similar rates of inpatient mortality (∼.05%) and morbidity (8.0 versus 7.4%, P =.148), with the exception of higher ileus rates following RYGB (.7 versus .1%, P < .001). Patient-related factors favoring the indication of SG were male sex, extremes of age, and metabolic co-morbidities , while gastroesophageal reflux disease and private insurance-favored RYGB. Strikingly, differences between geographic regions outweighed patient-related factors in procedure selection: inhabitants of German- and Italian-speaking areas had higher likelihood (OR 4.6; 3.9, P < .001) to receive SG than those in French-speaking areas. CONCLUSION Geographic differences in primary BS procedure selection indicate a lack of objective rationales. Long-term risk-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses are needed to assist evidence-based decision making.
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- Daniel Gero
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Hopital Riviera-Chablais, Rennaz, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, Clarunis University Center for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Regional and Institutional Practice Variations in Decompressive Spine Surgery for Patients with Penetrating Spinal Injury in the United States. World Neurosurg 2020; 137:e263-e268. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.01.151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 01/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fieber JH, Kuo LE, Wirtalla C, Kelz RR. Variation in the utilization of robotic surgical operations. J Robot Surg 2019; 14:593-599. [PMID: 31560125 DOI: 10.1007/s11701-019-01003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The appropriate use of the robot in surgery continues to evolve. Robotic operations (RO) are particularly advantageous for deep pelvic and retroperitoneal procedures, but the implementation of RO is unknown. We aimed to examine regional variation for the most commonly performed RO in general, gynecologic, and urologic surgery. A three-state inpatient database from 2008 to 2011 was used. Nine common robotic inpatient general, gynecologic and urologic surgery procedures were analyzed. States were divided into hospital service areas (HSAs). The percentage of RO was calculated for each operation. Hospital service areas that had < 50% or > 150% of the RO average were outliers. Hospital service areas were compared based on demographics, patterns of adoption, variation in usage, and association with population, physician and hospital density. Hysterectomies were the procedure that was performed most often robotically. Over 50% of radical prostatectomies were performed robotically. Procedures with the highest rate of RO performance were performed with the least variation. Characteristics that were significantly correlated with RO included provider and hospital density. Variation in the utilization of RO is common and differs by operation. Physician density impacts access to care and is associated with the variation in use of RO depending on procedure type. Further research is needed to understand the causes of variation and adoption of RO.
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- Jennifer H Fieber
- Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
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- Department of Surgery, Temple University, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, 19140, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Soper NJ. SSAT Presidential Address 2017 "Passion and the GI Surgeon". J Gastrointest Surg 2018; 22:1-7. [PMID: 28685389 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-017-3481-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Gastrointestinal (GI) surgery is a dynamic, exciting field that has dramatically evolved over the past three decades. According to a survey of leaders in GI surgery, the development of minimally invasive surgery has been the most significant advance during this period of time. The author traces his pursuit of minimally invasive surgery and its impact on his career satisfaction. Discovering one's passion within surgery and developing "flow" during operative procedures is important to help prevent burnout. Surgical educators must transmit this sense of passion to their trainees such that they can understand the true meaning of the surgical vocation.
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- Nathaniel J Soper
- Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Gani F, Cerullo M, Zhang X, Canner JK, Conca-Cheng A, Hartzman AE, Husain SG, Cirocco WC, Traugott AL, Arnold MW, Johnston FM, Pawlik TM. Effect of surgeon “experience” with laparoscopy on postoperative outcomes after colorectal surgery. Surgery 2017; 162:880-890. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2017.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2017] [Accepted: 06/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Huang RJ, Barakat MT, Girotra M, Banerjee S. Practice Patterns for Cholecystectomy After Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography for Patients With Choledocholithiasis. Gastroenterology 2017; 153:762-771.e2. [PMID: 28583822 PMCID: PMC5581725 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 05/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Cholecystectomy (CCY) after an episode of choledocholithiasis requiring endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) with stone extraction reduces recurrent biliary events compared to expectant management. We studied practice patterns for performance of CCY after ERCP for choledocholithiasis using data from 3 large states and evaluated the effects of delaying CCY. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study using the ambulatory surgery, inpatient, and emergency department databases from the states of California (years 2009-2011), New York (2011-2013), and Florida (2012-2014). We collected data from 4516 patients hospitalized with choledocholithiasis who underwent ERCP. We compared outcomes of patients who underwent CCY at index admission (early CCY), elective CCY within 60 days of discharge (delayed CCY), or did not undergo CCY (no CCY), calculating rate of recurrent biliary events (defined as an emergency department visit or unplanned hospitalization due to symptomatic cholelithiasis, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, cholangitis, or biliary pancreatitis), mortality, and cost by CCY cohort. We also evaluated risk factors for not undergoing CCY. The primary outcome measure was the rate of recurrent biliary events in the 365 days after discharge from index admission. RESULTS Of the patients who underwent ERCP for choledocholithiasis, 41.2% underwent early CCY, 10.9% underwent delayed CCY, and 48.0% underwent no CCY. Early CCY reduced relative risk of recurrent biliary events within 60 days by 92%, compared with delayed or no CCY (P < .001). After 60 days following discharge from index admission, patients with early CCY had an 87% lower risk of recurrent biliary events than patients with no CCY (P < .001) and patients with delayed CCY had an 88% lower risk of recurrent biliary events than patients with no CCY (P < .001). A strategy of delayed CCY performed on an outpatient basis was least costly. Performance of early CCY was inversely associated with low facility volume. Hispanic race, Asian race, Medicaid insurance, and no insurance associated inversely with performance of delayed CCY. CONCLUSIONS In a retrospective analysis of >4500 patients hospitalized with choledocholithiasis, we found that CCY was not performed after ERCP for almost half of the cases. Although early and delayed CCY equally reduce the risk of subsequent recurrent biliary events, patients are at 10-fold higher risk of recurrent biliary event while waiting for a delayed CCY compared with patients who underwent early CCY. Delayed CCY is a cost-effective strategy that must be balanced against the risk of loss to follow-up, particularly among patients who are ethnic minorities or have little or no health insurance.
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- Robert J Huang
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.
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