Title: Socioeconomic Burden of Patients Hospitalized for Fecal Impaction: A Nationwide
Retrospective Observational Study
Version: 0 Date: 27 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Jen-Tzer Gau
Reviewer's report:
This study has provided important findings related to the economic care cost and mortality
data for those patients who were hospitalized with fecal impaction (FI) diagnosis.  This study
also provides important messages to medical society who takes care of aging population that
constipation is highly prevalent, and untreated constipation could lead to fecal impaction and
serious complications.
The abstract -- the first sentence of the background could be better described or re-phrased.
The results are accurately reported and presented.
The discussion section may need some editing to improve the accuracy of the statements and
descriptions.  See my comments in the edited manuscript document.
The conclusion in the abstract and in the main text may need editing.  See my comments in the
manuscript.
The tables and figures are well done and have no further comments.
Title: Socioeconomic Burden of Patients Hospitalized for Fecal Impaction: A Nationwide
Retrospective Observational Study
Version: 0 Date: 27 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Jen-Tzer Gau
Reviewer's report:
This study has provided important findings related to the economic care cost and mortality
data for those patients who were hospitalized with fecal impaction (FI) diagnosis.  This study
also provides important messages to medical society who takes care of aging population that
constipation is highly prevalent, and untreated constipation could lead to fecal impaction and
serious complications.
The abstract -- the first sentence of the background could be better described or re-phrased.
The results are accurately reported and presented.
The discussion section may need some editing to improve the accuracy of the statements and
descriptions.  See my comments in the edited manuscript document.
The conclusion in the abstract and in the main text may need editing.  See my comments in the
manuscript.
The tables and figures are well done and have no further comments.
Please review this paper.
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Title: Socioeconomic Burden of Patients Hospitalized for Fecal Impaction: A Nationwide
Retrospective Observational Study
Version: 0 Date: 27 Apr 2025
Reviewer:  Jen-Tzer Gau
Reviewer's report:
This study has provided important findings related to the economic care cost and mortality
data for those patients who were hospitalized with fecal impaction (FI) diagnosis.  This study
also provides important messages to medical society who takes care of aging population that
constipation is highly prevalent, and untreated constipation could lead to fecal impaction and
serious complications.
The abstract -- the first sentence of the background could be better described or re-phrased.
The results are accurately reported and presented.
The discussion section may need some editing to improve the accuracy of the statements and
descriptions.  See my comments in the edited manuscript document.
The conclusion in the abstract and in the main text may need editing.  See my comments in the
manuscript.
The tables and figures are well done and have no further comments.
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