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Trends in Length of Stay and Readmissions in Children's Hospitals.
Brown, Charlotte M; Williams, Derek J; Hall, Matt; Freundlich, Katherine L; Johnson, David P; Lind, Carrie; Rehm, Kris; Frost, Patricia A; Doupnik, Stephanie K; Ibrahim, Dena; Patrick, Stephen; Howard, Leigh M; Gay, James C.
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  • Brown CM; Divisions of Hospital Medicine, charlotte.m.brown@vumc.org.
  • Williams DJ; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Hall M; Children's Hospital Association, Lenexa, Kansas.
  • Freundlich KL; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Johnson DP; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Lind C; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Rehm K; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Frost PA; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Doupnik SK; Division of General Pediatrics, Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness, and Policy Laboratory, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and.
  • Ibrahim D; Divisions of Hospital Medicine.
  • Patrick S; Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Center for Child Health Policy, Nashville, Tennessee.
  • Howard LM; Infectious Diseases, and.
  • Gay JC; General Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.
Hosp Pediatr ; 11(6): 554-562, 2021 06.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33947746
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Patient complexity at US children's hospitals is increasing. Hospitals experience concurrent pressure to reduce length of stay (LOS) and readmissions, yet little is known about how these common measures of resource use and quality have changed over time. Our aim was to examine temporal trends in medical complexity, hospital LOS, and readmissions across a sample of US children's hospitals. METHODS: Retrospective cohort study of hospitalized patients from 42 children's hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System from 2013 to 2017. After excluding deaths, healthy newborns, obstetric care, and low volume service lines, we analyzed trends in medical complexity, LOS, and 14-day all-cause readmissions using generalized linear mixed effects models, adjusting for changes in patient factors and case-mix. RESULTS: Between 2013 and 2017, a total of 3 355 815 discharges were included. Over time, the mean case-mix index and the proportion of hospitalized patients with complex chronic conditions or receiving intensive care increased (P < .001 for all). In adjusted analyses, mean LOS declined 3% (61.1 hours versus 59.3 hours from 2013 to 2017, P < .001), whereas 14-day readmissions were unchanged (7.0% vs 6.9%; P = .03). Reductions in adjusted LOS were noted in both medical and surgical service lines (3.6% and 2.0% decline, respectively; P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Across US children's hospitals, adjusted LOS declined whereas readmissions remained stable, suggesting that children's hospitals are providing more efficient care for an increasingly complex patient population.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Readmisión del Paciente / Hospitales Pediátricos Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Child / Humans / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Hosp Pediatr Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Readmisión del Paciente / Hospitales Pediátricos Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Límite: Child / Humans / Newborn Idioma: En Revista: Hosp Pediatr Año: 2021 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos