Healthcare Use in the Year Following Bronchiolitis Hospitalization

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OBJECTIVES: Healthcare utilization after bronchiolitis hospitalization is incompletely understood. We aimed to characterize readmissions and outpatient visits within 1 year after hospital discharge.

METHODS: Retrospective multicenter observational cohort study of children under 24-months old admitted with bronchiolitis between January 1, 2010 and December 12, 2019 to the Pediatric Health Information Systems database. A single-center nested subset using linked electronic health records allowed analysis of outpatient visits.

RESULTS: There were 308 306 admissions for bronchiolitis among 271 115 patients across 47 hospitals between 2010-2019. The percent of patients readmitted within 30 days after discharge was 6.0% (16 167 of 271 115), and 17.8% (48 332 of 271 115) of patients were readmitted within 1 year. 22.9% (16 919 of 74 001) of patients admitted to an ICU and 26.8% (7865 of 29 378) of patients undergoing mechanical ventilation were readmitted within 1 year. There were 1438 patients with outpatient healthcare data available. There were a median (interquartile range) of 9 (6-13) outpatient visits per patient within 1 year after discharge. Outpatient healthcare use increased for 4 months following bronchiolitis hospitalization compared with previously reported age-matched controls. Higher income, white race, commercial insurance, complex chronic conditions, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation were associated with higher outpatient utilization. Higher quartiles of outpatient use were associated with readmission for bronchiolitis and all-cause readmissions.

CONCLUSIONS: Readmissions in the year after bronchiolitis hospitalization are common, and outpatient healthcare use is increased for 4 months following discharge. Prospective study is needed to track long-term outcomes of infants with bronchiolitis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

Hospital pediatrics - 12(2022), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 937-949

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pelletier, Jonathan H [VerfasserIn]
Au, Alicia K [VerfasserIn]
Fuhrman, Dana Y [VerfasserIn]
Marroquin, Oscar C [VerfasserIn]
Suresh, Srinivasan [VerfasserIn]
Clark, Robert S B [VerfasserIn]
Kochanek, Patrick M [VerfasserIn]
Horvat, Christopher M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Observational Study
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 02.11.2022

Date Revised 02.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1542/hpeds.2022-006657

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347962750