Trends in Follow-Up of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Symptomatic Cholelithiasis.
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Trends in Follow-Up of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department with Symptomatic Cholelithiasis. 2016, 222 (4):377-84 J. Am. Coll. Surg.Rights
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This item from the UA Faculty Publications collection is made available by the University of Arizona with support from the University of Arizona Libraries. If you have questions, please contact us at repository@u.library.arizona.edu.Abstract
Fewer than 25% of Medicare beneficiaries presenting with symptomatic cholelithiasis undergo elective cholecystectomy. To better understand underuse of cholecystectomy, we examined physician follow-up patterns after emergency department (ED) visits for symptomatic gallstones.Note
Available online 21 December 2015; 12 month embargo.ISSN
1879-1190PubMed ID
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Funding: Supported by grants from the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas Grant # RP140020 , UTMB Clinical and Translational Science Award #UL1TR000071, NIH T-32 Grant # 5T32DK007639, and AHRQ Grant # 1R24HS022134ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.12.011
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