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17442878

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-19
pubmed:abstractText
The optimal treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is unclear, and the degree of variation in the rate of antireflux surgery in different regions is unknown. Large variation has significant implications for health care spending and may represent uncertainty among health care providers. The objective of this study was to identify population-based utilization and measure area rate variations in the use of GERD surgery; 11,685 primary antireflux procedures in the provincial administrative health databases were studied. Small-area variation was quantified using 4 measures. The crude rate of antireflux procedures was 11.6/100 000 adults. Patients between the ages of 45 and 64 had the highest rates of surgery. More women than men underwent antireflux surgery (13.6 vs. 9.4 per 100,000). Between counties, adjusted surgical rates ranged from 5.0 to 28.7 per 100,000 persons. Significant regional variation exists for antireflux surgery across Ontario, suggesting that its appropriate role in the management of GERD remains ill-defined.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1553-3506
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
35-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Regional variation in surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease in Ontario.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't