Here are five statistics on the case, costs and mortality rates associated with gastrointestinal disease in the United States, according to the National Center for Biotechnology Information report Burden of Gastrointestinal Disease in the United States: 2012 Update.
• Most common GI symptom: abdominal pain (15.9 million visits)
• Most common GI diagnosis: gastroesophageal reflux (8.9 million visits)
• Most common reason for hospitalization: acute pancreatitis (274,119 discharges)
• Leading cause of GI-related mortality: colorectal cancer (52,394 deaths)
• Total cost of outpatient GI/endoscopy procedures: $32.4 billion
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• Most common GI symptom: abdominal pain (15.9 million visits)
• Most common GI diagnosis: gastroesophageal reflux (8.9 million visits)
• Most common reason for hospitalization: acute pancreatitis (274,119 discharges)
• Leading cause of GI-related mortality: colorectal cancer (52,394 deaths)
• Total cost of outpatient GI/endoscopy procedures: $32.4 billion
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