Clinical scope and healthcare utilization in childhood interstitial lung disease at a tertiary center.

ABSTRACT: Childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) is a heterogeneous group of diffuse lung diseases that can be challenging to diagnose. With relative rarity of individual entities, data are limited on disease prevalence, care patterns, and healthcare utilization. The objective of this study was to evaluate chILD prevalence and review diagnostic and clinical care patterns at our center. A single-center, retrospective cohort study was conducted of patients receiving care at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2021. Through query of selected ICD-10 billing codes relevant for chILD and medical chart review, a total of 306 patients were identified receiving pulmonary care during this period. Respiratory symptom onset was documented to have developed

SUBMITTER: Feld L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799970 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature