Is Minimally Invasive Colon Resection Better Than Traditional Approaches?: First Comprehensive National Examination With Propensity Score Matching
Juo YY, Hyder O, Haider AH, Camp M, Lidor A, Ahuja N. Is Minimally Invasive Colon Resection Better Than Traditional Approaches?: First Comprehensive National Examination With Propensity Score Matching. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 177-184. PMID: 24352653, PMCID: PMC4036435, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.3660.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine discharge ratesLaparoscopic colectomyOpen colectomyOstomy ratesColon resectionHospital mortalityComplication rateClinical outcomesUS Nationwide Inpatient Sample databaseNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseInvasive colon resectionPatients 21 yearsUS hospital dischargesShorter median lengthFavorable clinical outcomeLow complication rateLength of stayMost clinical outcomesOverall hospitalization costsLower mortality rateElective colectomyPerioperative outcomesDischarge dispositionHospital dischargeHospitalization costs