Somatic symptom severity association with healthcare utilization and costs in surgical inpatients with an episode of abdominal pain.
Melissa StielerPeter G PockneyCassidy CampbellVaisnavi ThirugnanasundralingamLachlan GanMatthew J SpittalGregory Leigh CarterPublished in: BJS open (2022)
Medium to high levels of somatic symptoms are common in surgical inpatients with abdominal pain and are independently associated with greater healthcare utilization.