Open AccessDramatic Decreases in Mortality From Laparoscopic Colon Resections Based on Data From the Nationwide Inpatient Sample
Author(s) -
Molly M. Cone,
Daniel O. Herzig,
Brian S. Diggs,
James P. Dolan,
Jennifer D. Rea,
Karen E. Deveney,
Kim C. Lu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.2011.79
Subject(s) - medicine , colectomy , socioeconomic status , logistic regression , retrospective cohort study , laparoscopy , multivariate analysis , mortality rate , cohort , healthcare cost and utilization project , surgery , emergency medicine , general surgery , colorectal cancer , population , cancer , health care , environmental health , economics , economic growth
To determine the mortality rate and associated factors for laparoscopic and open colectomy as derived from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample database.