کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4067540 1604392 2012 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Release: Trends and Implications Within the United States Ambulatory Care Setting
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Release: Trends and Implications Within the United States Ambulatory Care Setting
چکیده انگلیسی

PurposeTo investigate the changes, trends, and implications of carpal tunnel release (CTR) surgery within an ambulatory setting over the past decade in the United States.MethodsWe undertook an analysis of ambulatory surgery center CTR cases using data from the National Survey of Ambulatory Surgery. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention carried out this survey in 1996, and again in 2006. We searched the cases with the procedure codes indicative of CTR.ResultsThe number of CTR procedures increased by 38% (from 360,000 to 577,000) between 1996 and 2006. In 1996, 16% of all ambulatory CTRs were performed in freestanding ambulatory surgery centers (hospital-based centers were 84%), and the proportion increased to 49% in 2006. By 2006, greater than 99% of CTRs were performed in an ambulatory setting. There was a significant increase in women aged 50 to 59 years of age undergoing CTR.ConclusionsThe minimal invasiveness of CTR combined with the advent of ambulatory care facilities has made CTR a predominantly outpatient procedure. In contrast to other reports, our study demonstrated a higher incidence of CTR within the United States in 2006 compared with 1996. Elderly women, in particular, with CTS were 3 times more likely to be treated surgically than other age groups. Further study is needed to better define factors influencing CTR indications.Type of study/level of evidencePrognostic II.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Journal of Hand Surgery - Volume 37, Issue 8, August 2012, Pages 1599–1605
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