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SUBMITTER: Young BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4969138 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Young Brian J BJ Tejwani Rohit R Wang Hsin-Hsiao S HH Wolf Steven S Purves J Todd JT Wiener John S JS Routh Jonathan C JC
Urology 20160518
<h4>Objective</h4>To identify longitudinal trends of economic impact and resource utilization for management of pediatric urolithiasis using national databases.<h4>Methods</h4>We analyzed the 2006-2012 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample and Nationwide Inpatient Sample. We used ICD-9 (International Classification of Diseases) codes to identify patients (≤18 years) diagnosed with urolithiasis. Diagnostic imaging and surgeries were identified using ICD-9 and Current Procedural Technology codes. ...[more]