Adult hospitalizations from immigration detention in Louisiana and Texas, 2015-2018.

ABSTRACT: Poor health conditions within immigration detention facilities have attracted significant concerns from policymakers and activists alike. There is no systematic data on the causes of hospitalizations from immigration detention facilities or their relative morbidity. The objective of this study, therefore, was to analyze the causes of hospitalizations from immigration detention facilities, as well as the percentage of hospitalizations necessitating ICU or intermediate-ICU (i.e, "step-down") admission and the types of surgical and interventional procedures conducted during these hospitalizations. We conducted a cross-sectional study of statewide adult (age 18 and greater) hospitalization data, with hospitalizations attributed to immigration facilities via payor designations (from Immigration

SUBMITTER: Nwadiuko J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022120 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature