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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To describe national trends in cholesteatoma management.STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Retrospective analysis Optum Clinformatics Database from 2003 to 2019.PATIENTS: 16,179 unique adult and pediatric patients who received cholesteatoma surgery.INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Patients were categorized into three groups by initial surgical modality: canal wall down (CWD), canal wall up (CWU), and tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (TnoM). Three major comparisons between groups were performed: 1) temporal trends, 2) clinical and sociodemographic determinants, and 3) healthcare use in terms of total costs and incidence of postoperative imaging and subsequent surgery.RESULTS: Overall, 23.2% received initial CWD surgery, 44.3% CWU, and 32.5% TnoM. 1) The incidence of initial CWD surgery decreased (odds ratios [OR]?=?0.98, 95% confidence intervals [CI] [0.97,0.99]), while CWU increased (OR?=?1.02, 95% CI [1.01,1.03]), and TnoM remained stable over the study period (OR?=?0.99, 95% CI [0.98,1.00]). 2) Relative to CWU, TnoM surgery was less likely in adults, patients with prior complications, and non-White patients, while being more likely in patients with higher household income. CWD was more likely than CWU in adults, patients with prior complications, and non-White patients, while income had no effect. 3) Postoperative costs for CWU and CWD were similar. In 2?years following initial surgery, postoperative imaging and/or subsequent surgery was performed in 45.48% of CWD, 57.42% of CWU, and 41.62% of TnoM patients.CONCLUSIONS: Incidence of initial CWD surgery decreased and social disparities in cholesteatoma management were observed. Postoperative imaging or second-look surgery were performed in less than 60% of patients with initial CWU surgery and over 40% of patients with initial CWD.
View details for DOI 10.1097/MAO.0000000000003284
View details for PubMedID 34310551