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World J Methodol. Sep 20, 2024; 14(3): 91810
Published online Sep 20, 2024. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v14.i3.91810
Published online Sep 20, 2024. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v14.i3.91810
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of all patients (index hospitalizations) who underwent pancreatic necrosectomy with a primary diagnosis of pancreatic necrosis, n (%)
| Factor | Unmatched patients | Matched patients | ||||
| Within 48 hours (cases) | After 48 hours (controls) | P value | Within 48 hours (cases) | After 48 hours (controls) | P value | |
| Total patients | 420 | 889 | 349 | 375 | ||
| Length of stay, median (IQR) | 6.0 (3.0, 10.0) | 23.0 (12.0, 42.0) | < 0.001 | 6.0 (4.0, 11.0) | 16.0 (9.0, 31.0) | < 0.001 |
| Total hospital charges in USD, median (IQR) | 51773.0 (28907.0, 92300.0) | 196571.0 (89244.0, 408072.0) | < 0.001 | 52202.0 (29417.0, 101413.0) | 147418.0 (73243.5, 316993.0) | < 0.001 |
| 30-day readmission | 35 (8.3) | 34 (3.8) | < 0.001 | 30 (8.6) | 18 (4.8) | 0.040 |
| Age in years at admission, median (IQR) | 55.0 (41.0, 66.0) | 52.0 (39.0, 64.0) | 0.080 | 55.0 (42.0, 66.0) | 55.0 (39.0, 64.0) | 0.13 |
| Age groups (years) | 0.068 | 0.061 | ||||
| 18-34 | 51 (12.1) | 144 (16.2) | 38 (10.9) | 57 (15.2) | ||
| 35-49 | 113 (26.9) | 241 (27.1) | 91 (26.1) | 100 (26.7) | ||
| 50-64 | 134 (31.9) | 301 (33.9) | 117 (33.5) | 138 (36.8) | ||
| ≥ 65 | 122 (29.0) | 203 (22.8) | 103 (29.5) | 80 (21.3) | ||
| Elixhauser comorbidity index score | < 0.001 | 0.32 | ||||
| 0 | 32 (7.6) | 18 (2.0) | 20 (5.7) | 18 (4.8) | ||
| 1 | 37 (8.8) | 46 (5.2) | 24 (6.9) | 40 (10.7) | ||
| 2 | 71 (16.9) | 91 (10.2) | 65 (18.6) | 65 (17.3) | ||
| ≥ 3 | 280 (66.7) | 734 (82.6) | 240 (68.8) | 252 (67.2) | ||
| Primary payer | 0.65 | 0.37 | ||||
| Medicare | 129 (33.9) | 260 (30.3) | 112 (35.8) | 109 (30.4) | ||
| Medicaid | 73 (19.2) | 166 (19.4) | 57 (18.2) | 70 (19.6) | ||
| Private | 158 (41.5) | 381 (44.5) | 127 (40.6) | 151 (42.2) | ||
| Other | 21 (5.5) | 50 (5.8) | 17 (5.4) | 28 (7.8) | ||
| Median household income national quartile for patient ZIP Code | 0.28 | 0.53 | ||||
| 1st (0-25th) | 105 (25.5) | 197 (22.3) | 88 (25.7) | 88 (23.6) | ||
| 2nd (26th-50th) | 114 (27.7) | 256 (28.9) | 94 (27.4) | 107 (28.7) | ||
| 3rd (51st-75th) | 109 (26.5) | 271 (30.6) | 87 (25.4) | 109 (29.2) | ||
| 4th (76th-100th) | 84 (20.4) | 161 (18.2) | 74 (21.6) | 69 (18.5) | ||
| Disposition of patient (uniform) | < 0.001 | 0.12 | ||||
| Routine | 264 (62.9) | 396 (44.6) | 211 (60.5) | 214 (57.2) | ||
| Transfer to SNF, STH, ICF, and another facility, or AMA | 57 (13.6) | 182 (20.5) | 47 (13.5) | 60 (16.0) | ||
| HHC | 94 (22.4) | 259 (29.2) | 87 (24.9) | 84 (22.5) | ||
- Citation: Ali H, Inayat F, Jahagirdar V, Jaber F, Afzal A, Patel P, Tahir H, Anwar MS, Rehman AU, Sarfraz M, Chaudhry A, Nawaz G, Dahiya DS, Sohail AH, Aziz M. Early versus delayed necrosectomy in pancreatic necrosis: A population-based cohort study on readmission, healthcare utilization, and in-hospital mortality. World J Methodol 2024; 14(3): 91810
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2222-0682/full/v14/i3/91810.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5662/wjm.v14.i3.91810