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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Gastroenterol. 2019 Feb;53(2):109–113. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000972

Table 2.

ED visits of patients with a primary diagnosis of gastroparesis and a secondary diagnosis of DM.

2006 2013
N Primary Dx Gastroparesis and Secondary Dx DM (% of all primary dx gastroparesis visits) 5,696 (36.8) 14,114 (38.3)
N per 100,000 ED Visits 4.7 10.5
Mean Age 49.3 (95% CI: 48.9 – 49.7) 46.0 (95% CI: 45.8 – 46.3)
Female 61.2% 64.0%
Mean Cost of ED Visit $2,393 (95% CI: 2,308 – 2,478) $4,531 (95% CI: 4,425 – 4,638)
Median Cost of ED Visit $1,718 $2,916
Mean Cost of Inpatient Stay $25,596 (95% CI: 24,659 – 26,533) $29,890 (95% CI: 28,941 – 30,795)
Median Cost of Inpatient Stay $17,939 $20,812
Admitted through ED 48.5% 28.2%
Procedure Performed after Admission 53.8% 44.6%
Mean Length of Stay (Days) 4.8 (95% CI: 4.6 – 4.9) 4.2 (95% CI: 4.1 – 4.4)
*

All Charge Data Reported in 2016 dollars.

**

Procedure Performed after Admission includes patients who had any inpatient procedure performed