Burden of Gastrointestinal Disease in the United States: 2012 Update Anne F. Peery, Evan S. Dellon, Jennifer Lund, Seth D. Crockett, Christopher E. McGowan, William J. Bulsiewicz, Lisa M. Gangarosa, Michelle T. Thiny, Karyn Stizenberg, Douglas R. Morgan, Yehuda Ringel, Hannah P. Kim, Marco Dacosta DiBonaventura, Charlotte F. Carroll, Jeffery K. Allen, Suzanne F. Cook, Robert S. Sandler, Michael D. Kappelman, Nicholas J. Shaheen Gastroenterology Volume 143, Issue 5, Pages 1179-1187.e3 (November 2012) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2012.08.002 Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Panel A: Number of annual hospital discharges with a principal diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection, 1993–2009, from the National Inpatient Sample. Panel B: Time trends in endoscopy procedure rates in commercially insured patients in the United States, 2000–2009. Upper GI endoscopy included esophagogastroduodenoscopy, upper endoscopic ultrasound, and enteroscopy. Lower GI endoscopy included colonoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, lower endoscopic ultrasound, and pouch/stoma endoscopy. Gastroenterology 2012 143, 1179-1187.e3DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2012.08.002) Copyright © 2012 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions