Jamshid Eslami, Amir Arsalan Saeedi, Majid Najafi Kalyani
Assessing Evidence-Based Practice in Operating Room Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Southwest of Iran
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background objective aim study analyze trends surgical nonsurgical service utilization common shoulder disorders korea 2010 2019 methods materials retrospective crosssectional descriptive study utilized national patient sample data health insurance review assessment service hira korea data constitute 2 sample entire korean population include data variety parameters instrumental health care research patients least one medical service use rotator cuff syndrome tear impingement syndrome adhesive capsulitis january 2010 december 2019 included trends healthcare utilization disorder type patient demographics seasonal service use treatment details examined results upward trend total number patients costs shoulder disorders 35798 patients usd 5485196 2010 42558 usd 11522543 2019 respectively number patients aged 60 hospital visits increased march highest number claims physical therapy common nonsurgical procedure nerve block claims doubled opioid prescription rates also tripled surgical treatments dominated shoulder rotator cuff repair acromioplasty conclusions significant increase healthcare utilization shoulder disorders marked rising costs patient numbers use nerve blocks opioids notably increased data valuable clinicians researchers policymakers