Hospitalization for esophageal achalasia in the United States

Table 4 Observed unadjusted rates of outcomes across the three patient groups, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003-2010 n (%)

	Total	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3	P
	31769	Heller 15567 (49.00)	Esophagectomy 785 (2.47)	Non-surgical 15417 (48.53)
In-hospital mortality	206 (0.65)	16 (0.1)	15 (1.96)	180 (1.17)	< 0.001
Disposition
Home1	27916 (87.87)	15130 (97.19)	637 (81.15)	12149 (78.80)	< 0.001
Transfer2	3504 (11.03)	416 (2.67)	133 (16.89)	2955 (19.17)	< 0.001
Pneumonia	1959 (6.17)	509 (3.27)	150 (19.11)	1300 (8.43)	< 0.001
UTI	1462 (4.60)	311 (2.00)	50 (6.37)	1101 (7.14)	< 0.001
Shock/sepsis	171 (0.54)	50 (0.32)	46 (5.86)	75 (0.49)	< 0.001
Pulmonary compromise	813 (2.56)	241 (1.55)	245 (31.21)	327 (2.12)	< 0.001
Median LOS (d)	3	2	13	4	< 0.001
Median TOTCHG	$26299.41	$30118.12	$134670.40	$21175.23	< 0.001

¹Home is discharge to home with and without home health care;

²Transfer is discharge to short term hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care and other type of facilities. LOS: Length of hospital stay; TOTCHG: Total hospital charges; UTI: Urinary tract infection.