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ArticleThe Journal of surgical research2023

Geographic Variation in Operative Management of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction.

Samuel P Carmichael, David M Kline, Nathan T Mowery, Preston R Miller, J Wayne Meredith, Amresh D Hanchate

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Article in The Journal of surgical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samuel P CarmichaelDepartment of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Electronic address: scarmich@wakehealth.edu.
David M KlineDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Nathan T MoweryDepartment of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Preston R MillerDepartment of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
J Wayne MeredithDepartment of Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Amresh D HanchateDivision of Public Health Sciences, Department of Social Science and Health Policy, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Wake Forest University · USAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist · US

Funding

Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science AwardUL1TR001420 · NCATS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARD, JAMY D, FOLEY, KRISTIE L · 2015 to 2023
$32.3M
Wake Forest Clinical and Translational Science AwardKL2TR001421 · NCATS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI MILLER, DAVID P · 2015 to 2023
$5.8M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR001421NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVariation in surgical management exists nationally. We hypothesize that geographic variation exists in adhesive small bowel obstruction (aSBO) management. MATERIALS AND

methodsA retrospective analysis of a national commercial insurance claims database (MarketScan) sample (2017-2019) was performed in adults with hospital admission due to aSBO. Geographic variation in rates of surgical intervention for aSBO was evaluated by state and compared to a risk-adjusted national baseline using a Bayesian spatial rates Poisson regression model. For individual-level analysis, patients were identified in 2018, with 365-d look back and follow-up periods. Logistic regression was performed for individual-level predictors of operative intervention for aSBO.

resultsTwo thousand one hundred forty-five patients were included. State-level analysis revealed rates of operative intervention for aSBO were significantly higher in Missouri and lower in Florida. On individual-level analysis, age (P < 0.01) and male sex (P < 0.03) but not comorbidity profile or prior aSBO, were negatively associated with undergoing operative management for aSBO. Patients presenting in 2018 with a history of admission for aSBO the year prior experienced a five-fold increase in odds of representation (odds ratio: 5.4, 95% confidence interval: 3.1-9.6) in 2019. Patients who received an operation for aSBO in 2018 reduced the odds of readmission in the next year by 77% (odds ratio: 0.23, 95% confidence interval: 0.1-0.5). The volume of operations performed within a state did not influence readmission.

conclusionsSurgical management of aSBO varies across the continental USA. Operative intervention is associated with decreased rates of representation in the following year. These data highlight a critical need for standardized guidelines for emergency general surgery patients.

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Intestinal ObstructionAdultBayes TheoremHospitalizationHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesTissue AdhesionsTreatment OutcomeAbdominal adhesionsBowel obstructionEmergency general surgeryNonoperative management

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PMID36753950
PMCPMC10034859
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