TY - JOUR
T1 - National trends in retropharyngeal abscess among adult inpatients with peritonsillar abscess
AU - Qureshi, Hannan A.
AU - Ference, Elisabeth H.
AU - Tan, Bruce K.
AU - Chandra, Rakesh K.
AU - Kern, Robert C.
AU - Smith, Stephanie Shintani
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation 2015.
PY - 2015/4/7
Y1 - 2015/4/7
N2 - Objectives. To describe national trends in retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) complicating peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and to determine factors associated with RPA in patients with PTA. Study Design. Cross-sectional analysis. Setting. Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003-2010. Subjects and Methods. PTA patients ≥18 years old, with or without RPA, were extracted according to ICD-9-CM codes. The cohort was analyzed with descriptive statistics and multivariate regression modeling to identify factors associated with RPA. Results. Of the 91,647 (95% CI: 86,433-95,449) patients identified with PTA, 885 (1.0%) also had a concurrently coded RPA. The annual rate of concomitant RPA increased from 0.5% (95% CI: 0.3%-0.8%) to 1.4% (95% CI: 1.0%-2.0%) between 2003 and 2010 (P<.001). PTA patients with RPA more frequently underwent tonsillectomy (23.5% vs 11.1%), endotracheal intubation (7.1% vs 1.5%), and mechanical ventilation (13.2% vs 2.0%) than those without RPA (all P<.001). PTA patients with RPA were significantly older (41 vs 34 years old), had a longer hospital stay (6.4 vs 2.5 days), and had more procedures (2.5 vs 0.9) when compared to patients without RPA (all P <.001). Upon multivariate regression analysis, factors associated with RPA included the age groups of 40 to 64 years (odds ratio, 2.256; P<.001) and 65 and older (odds ratio, 2.086; P = .045). Median total charges for PTA inpatients with concomitant RPA were approximately $8700 greater (P <.001) when compared to patients with PTA alone. Conclusions. The incidence of RPA among adult inpatients with PTA is increasing, and patients with RPA have higher in-hospital resource utilization. Further studies may help validate factors predictive of RPA to enable prevention or earlier identification
AB - Objectives. To describe national trends in retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) complicating peritonsillar abscess (PTA) and to determine factors associated with RPA in patients with PTA. Study Design. Cross-sectional analysis. Setting. Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2003-2010. Subjects and Methods. PTA patients ≥18 years old, with or without RPA, were extracted according to ICD-9-CM codes. The cohort was analyzed with descriptive statistics and multivariate regression modeling to identify factors associated with RPA. Results. Of the 91,647 (95% CI: 86,433-95,449) patients identified with PTA, 885 (1.0%) also had a concurrently coded RPA. The annual rate of concomitant RPA increased from 0.5% (95% CI: 0.3%-0.8%) to 1.4% (95% CI: 1.0%-2.0%) between 2003 and 2010 (P<.001). PTA patients with RPA more frequently underwent tonsillectomy (23.5% vs 11.1%), endotracheal intubation (7.1% vs 1.5%), and mechanical ventilation (13.2% vs 2.0%) than those without RPA (all P<.001). PTA patients with RPA were significantly older (41 vs 34 years old), had a longer hospital stay (6.4 vs 2.5 days), and had more procedures (2.5 vs 0.9) when compared to patients without RPA (all P <.001). Upon multivariate regression analysis, factors associated with RPA included the age groups of 40 to 64 years (odds ratio, 2.256; P<.001) and 65 and older (odds ratio, 2.086; P = .045). Median total charges for PTA inpatients with concomitant RPA were approximately $8700 greater (P <.001) when compared to patients with PTA alone. Conclusions. The incidence of RPA among adult inpatients with PTA is increasing, and patients with RPA have higher in-hospital resource utilization. Further studies may help validate factors predictive of RPA to enable prevention or earlier identification
KW - Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
KW - Nationwide Inpatient Sample
KW - peritonsillar abscess
KW - retropharyngeal abscess
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U2 - 10.1177/0194599814568286
DO - 10.1177/0194599814568286
M3 - Article
C2 - 25605696
AN - SCOPUS:84926315706
SN - 0194-5998
VL - 152
SP - 661
EP - 666
JO - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
JF - Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)
IS - 4
ER -