Abstract | AIM: Few studies have examined the effects of various interventions in gastroparesis. The goal of the present study was to determine whether inpatient management and outcomes differed among states across the United States. METHODS: RESULTS: Admissions for gastroparesis ranged from 24.3 ± 0.8/100,000 in Utah to 117.1 ± 9.7/100,000 in Maryland, with mortality rates similarly varying fourfold from 0.5 ± 0.1/100,000 in Colorado to 2.3 ± 0.1/100,000 in Florida. Intervention rates differed between states (endoscopy: 6.8 ± 0.8 % in Wyoming versus 23.1 ± 0.4 % in Florida; gastrostomy: 0.8 ± 0.1 % in North Carolina versus 3.3 ± 0.8 % in Hawaii; nutritional support: 1.2 ± 0.2 % in West Virginia versus 7.0 ± 0.6 % in New Jersey). Admissions rates were independently predicted by high overall hospitalizations within a state. Higher population density, median incomes and admissions to for-profit hospitals correlated with endoscopy rates. Coexisting heart failure and male gender were associated with higher likelihood of gastrostomy placement, while initiation of nutritional support was predicted by physician supply and insurance status. Age cohort, Medicare coverage, poverty rates and endoscopic testing independently predicted mortality, while length of stay correlated with diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. CONCLUSIONS: There is a significant variability in admissions, interventions and outcomes for gastroparesis. While biological factors, such as comorbidities and age, contribute to this variability, the data suggest that socioeconomic variables significantly affect approaches to gastroparesis treatment in the United States.
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Authors | Klaus Bielefeldt |
Journal | Digestive diseases and sciences
(Dig Dis Sci)
Vol. 58
Issue 10
Pg. 2789-98
(Oct 2013)
ISSN: 1573-2568 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23525736
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Delivery of Health Care
(methods, statistics & numerical data)
- Female
- Gastroparesis
(epidemiology, mortality, therapy)
- Gastrostomy
(statistics & numerical data)
- Hospital Mortality
- Hospitalization
(statistics & numerical data)
- Humans
- Length of Stay
(statistics & numerical data)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Nutritional Support
(statistics & numerical data)
- United States
(epidemiology)
- Young Adult
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