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Trends In Total Laryngectomy In The Era Of Organ Preservation: A Population- Based Study, Patrick Tate Maddox, Louise Davies
Trends In Total Laryngectomy In The Era Of Organ Preservation: A Population- Based Study, Patrick Tate Maddox, Louise Davies
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Objective. To describe time trends in total laryngectomy health services utilization across the United States, such as rates of surgery, cost, length of stay, and insurance payer, and to compare this to important milestones in recommendations for laryngeal cancer treatment.
Study Design. Population-based cohort study
Setting. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project-Nationwide Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS) 1997-2008: stratified sample of all US hospital discharges.
Subjects and Methods. All patients with the principal procedure of complete laryngectomy. The unit of analysis was the discharge.
Results. Between 1997 and 2008, the number of laryngectomies done in the United States …