Biliary colic in the emergency department: A state-wide analysis of one-year costs and clinical outcomes

Importance: Approximately 335,000 cases of biliary colic present to US emergency departments (EDs) annually, and most patients without complications are discharged from the ED. It is unknown what are the subsequent surgery rates, subsequent complications of biliary disease, ED revisits, repeat hospi...

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Main Authors: Michael Makutonin, Ali Moghatederi, Sophia Newton, Yan Ma, Andrew C. Meltzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023000039