Dinushi A Kulasekere, Regina Royan, Ying Shan, Ana M Reyes, Arielle C Thomas, Alexander L Lundberg, Joe M Feinglass, Anne M Stey
IMPORTANCE: Delayed appendicitis diagnosis is associated with worse outcomes. Appendicitis hospital care costs associated with delayed diagnosis are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether delayed appendicitis diagnosis was associated with increased appendicitis hospital care costs. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort study used data from patients receiving an appendectomy aged 18 to 64 years in 5 states (Florida, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin) that were captured in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project State Inpatient and Emergency Department databases for the years 2016 and 2017 with no additional follow-up...
April 1, 2024: JAMA Network Open