Open AccessMorbidity and Mortality After Surgery for Nonmalignant Colorectal Polyps: A 10-Year Nationwide Analysis
Author(s) -
Christopher Ma,
Anouar Teriaky,
Steven Sheh,
Nauzer Forbes,
Steven J. Heitman,
Terry L. Jue,
Craig A. Munroe,
Vipul Jairath,
Douglas A. Corley,
Jeffrey K. Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the american journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.907
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1572-0241
pISSN - 0002-9270
DOI - 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000407
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , colorectal surgery , confounding , medicaid , logistic regression , healthcare cost and utilization project , surgery , abdominal surgery , health care , economics , economic growth
Rates of surgery for nonmalignant colorectal polyps are increasing in the United States despite evidence that most polyps can be managed endoscopically. We aimed to determine nationally representative estimates and to identify predictors of in-hospital mortality and morbidity after surgery for nonmalignant colorectal polyps.