Association of Socioeconomic Factors and Severity of Bronchiolitis Hospitalizations.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear if socioeconomic status (SES) factors influence severity of illness of patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis. This study was conducted to identify SES factors including the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Social Vulnerability Composite Index (SVI), estimated income, proportion of minority, proportion of living below poverty, insurance status, and number of household members associated with length of stay (LOS) and intensive care unit admission. Infants hospitalized at a tertiary care urban center for bronchiolitis were identified using International Classification of Diseases codes. Federal information processing system codes were identified from home address and paired with SVI and 2018 census tract. Other measures of SES were obtained from the Federal Financi

SUBMITTER: Parlar-Chun R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10785558 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature