Ehrenpreis ED, Zhou Y. Hospital costs, length of stay and prevalence of hip and knee arthroplasty in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(26): 4752-4758 [PMID: 28765696 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4752]
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Eli D Ehrenpreis, MD, AGAF, FACG, Medical Director, E2Bio Consultants, 2906 Central St, Evanston, IL 60201, United States. ehrenpreis@gipharm.net
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2017; 23(26): 4752-4758 Published online Jul 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4752
Table 1 Comparison of length of stay, hospitalization costs, and mortality for hip arthroplasty between patients with inflammatory bowel disease and matched controls
IBD (n = 1484)
No IBD (n = 4452)
P value
Mean length of stay (d)
3.85 ± 2.59
3.68 ± 2.54
0.009
Mean cost of hospitalization ($)
50074.72
33161.78
0.732
Deaths
0
5 (0.11)
0.340
Table 2 Comparison of length of stay, hospitalization costs, and mortality for knee arthroplasty between patients inflammatory bowel disease and matched controls
IBD (n = 1484)
No IBD (n = 7560)
P value
Mean length of stay (d)
3.53 ± 1.96
3.54 ± 1.76
0.864
Mean cost of hospitalization ($)
45319.13
25714.03
0.441
Deaths
4 (0.16)
16 (0.21)
0.605
Table 3 Comparison of length of stay, hospitalization costs hip arthroplasty between patients with Crohn’s disease and matched controls
n
mean ± SD
Median
Min
Max
P value
Leght of stay (d)
Controls
2601
3.70 ± 2.95
3
0
101
0.082
CD
867
3.84 ± 2.25
3
1
25
Total charges ($)
Controls
2539
48596 ± 27763.6
41393
7428
342434
0.630
CD
847
48941.9 ± 28236.1
41187
2025
372931
Table 4 Comparison of Mortality for Hip Arthroplasty between Patients with Crohn’s disease and Matched Controls n (%)
Controls
CD
P value
Alive
2598 (99.96)
867 (100)
1.00
Dead
1 (0.04)
0 (0)
Table 5 Comparison of length of stay, hospitalization costs for hip arthroplasty between patients ulcerative colitis and matched controls
n
mean ± SD
Median
Min
Max
P value
Leght of stay (d)
Controls
1863
3.72 ± 2.27
3
0
34
0.5157
UC
621
3.87 ± 3.01
3
1
49
Total charges ($)
Controls
1799
50966.2 ± 29412.4
43153
2703
291387
0.7605
UC
596
52620.7 ± 34203.1
43704.5
145
307530
Table 6 Comparison of mortality for hip arthroplasty between patients ulcerative colitis and matched controls n (%)
UC
P vaule
Alive
1859 (99.89)
620 (100)
P = 1.00
Dead
2 (0.11)
0 (0)
Table 7 Comparison of Length of stay, hospitalization costs for knee arthroplasty between patients with crohn’s disease and matched controls1
n
mean ± SD
Median
Min
Max
P value
Leght of stay (d)
Controls
4032
3.59 ± 2.22
3
0
82
0.5894
CD
1344
3.57 ± 2.19
3
0
55
Total charges ($)
Controls
3965
45161 ± 27971.7
38408
1002
552569
0.5738
CD
1317
44975.6 ± 26145.8
38353
8598
234950
Table 8 Comparison of mortality for knee arthroplasty between patients with Crohn’s Disease and matched controls1n (%)
Controls
CD
P vaule
Alive
4022 (99.83)
1341 (99.78)
0.7183
Dead
7 (0.17)
3 (0.22)
Table 9 Comparison of length of stay, hospitalization costs for knee arthroplasty between patients with ulcerative colitis and matched controls
n
mean ± SD
Median
Min
Max
P value
Leght of stay (d)
Controls
3546
3.59 ± 2.24
3
1
74
0.364
UC
1182
3.50 ± 1.67
3
1
30
Total charges ($)
Controls
3465
46545.8 ± 28108
39769
2025
502498
0.727
UC
1145
46681.3 ± 27892.7
39813
4550
428244
Table 10 Comparison of mortality for knee arthroplasty between patients with ulcerative colitis and matched controls1n (%)
Controls
UC
P value
Alive
3535 (99.77)
1180 (99.92)
0.336
Dead
8 (0.23)
1 (0.08)
Citation: Ehrenpreis ED, Zhou Y. Hospital costs, length of stay and prevalence of hip and knee arthroplasty in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(26): 4752-4758