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. 2020 Aug 13;10(8):585. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10080585

Table 3.

Trends in invasive procedures for patients hospitalized from 2004 to 2019.

Type of Procedure Overall 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2008 2008–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2015 2015–2016 2016–2017 2017–2018 2018–2019 p-Value
(Trend)
Admissions,
n
825 38 48 48 53 57 60 55 60 65 67 58 50 51 55 60
Procedure,
n (%)
207
(25.1)
11
(28.9)
14
(29.2)
13
(27.1)
15
(28.3)
16
(28.1)
17
(28.3)
15
(27.3)
16
(26.7)
16
(24.6)
16
(23.9)
13
(22.4)
11
(22)
11
(21.6)
11
(20)
12
(20)
<0.0001
Liver biopsy 132
(63.8)
6
(54.5)
6
(42.9)
8
(61.5)
8
(53.3)
9
(56.3)
9
(52.9)
10
(66.7)
11
(68.8)
12
(75.0)
11
(68.8)
9
(69.2)
9
(81.8)
7
(63.6)
8
(72.7)
9
(75.0)
0.0004
Pancreatic biopsy 17
(8.2)
2
(18.2)
2
(14.3)
2
(15.4)
3
(20)
3
(18.8)
2
(11.8)
1
(6.7)
1
(6.3)
1
(6.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
<0.0001
Lung/pleural biopsy 12
(5.8)
1
(9.1)
2
(14.3)
1
(7.7)
1
(6.7)
2
(12.5)
2
(11.8)
1
(6.7)
1
(6.3)
0
(0)
1
(6.3)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
<0.0001
Bone biopsy 5
(2.4)
1
(9.1)
1
(7.1)
0
(0)
1
(6.7)
1
(6.3)
1
(5.9)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0
(0)
0.0013
ERCP 33
(15.9)
1
(9.1)
2
(14.3)
1
(7.7)
2
(13.3)
1
(6.3)
2
(11.8)
2
(13.3)
3
(18.8)
2
(12.5)
4
(25.0)
3
(23.1)
2
(18.2)
3
(27.3)
3
(27.3)
2
(16.7)
0.0231
Other * 8
(3.9)
0
(0)
1
(7.1)
1
(7.7)
0
(0)
0
(0)
1
(5.9)
1
(6.7)
0
(0)
1
(6.3)
0
(0)
1
(7.7)
0
(0)
1
(9.1)
0
(0)
1
(8.3)
0.1213

* Arteriography and diagnostic and/or therapeutic surgical procedures including laparoscopy and pleuroscopy. ERCP, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.