Substance abuse and inpatient outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease hospitalizations in the United States: a propensity matched analysis.

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic intestinal inflammation resulting in a genetically susceptible population. The present study aimed to look at the effect of substance abuse on IBD hospitalizations in the United States.

Methods: We identified primary IBD hospitalizations with substance abuse using the National Inpatient Sample database (2016-2019).

Outcomes of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided gallbladder drainage compared to percutaneous cholecystostomy in acute cholecystitis.

Backgrounds/aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography-guided gallbladder drainage (ERGD) is an alternative to percutaneous cholecystostomy (PTC) for hospitalized acute cholecystitis (AC) patients.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed propensity score matched (PSM) AC hospitalizations using the National Inpatient Sample database between 2016 and 2019 to compare the outcomes of ERGD and PTC.

Results: After PSM, there were 3,360 AC hospitalizations, with 48.

Effect of constipation on outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients.

Constipation can be a significant clinical challenge that can compromise management plans and prolong hospital stays. Our goal was to examine the effects of constipation on mechanically ventilated patients, with outcomes related to inpatient stays. We retrospectively analyzed critically ill patients hospitalized with constipation in the 2016 to 2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database.