Evaluation of socioeconomic and healthcare disparities on same admission cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography among patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis
Chouairi F, McCarty TR, Hathorn KE, Sharma P, Aslanian HR, Jamidar PA, Thompson CC, Muniraj T. Evaluation of socioeconomic and healthcare disparities on same admission cholecystectomy after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography among patients with acute gallstone pancreatitis. Surgical Endoscopy 2021, 36: 274-281. PMID: 33481109, DOI: 10.1007/s00464-020-08272-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSame-admission cholecystectomyAcute gallstone pancreatitisEndoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographyCharlson Comorbidity IndexGallstone pancreatitisRetrograde cholangiopancreatographyU.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) databaseHigher Charlson comorbidity indexNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseMedicare payer statusUrban-teaching hospitalsMajority of patientsMultivariable logistic regressionRace/ethnicitySocio-demographic factorsHospital mortalityComorbidity indexHospital stayPayer statusSurgical managementHospitalization costsResultsA totalBlack raceTreatment strategiesFemale gender