An analysis of the diagnoses and costs of pediatric emergency care visits: a single center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children's emergency care visits are common, although the costs and reasons for visits vary. This register-based study examines the costs of pediatric emergency care and the diagnoses related to visits made to the Pediatric Emergency Unit at Tampere University Hospital (Tays), Tampere, Finland.

Methods

This retrospective study described pediatric emergency care visits made between September 2018 and December 2019 to a single center in Tampere, Finland. The data were gathered from medical files and from cost-per-patient software and analyzed in groups by age, season, level of treatment in the ED (primary or secondary), and hospitalization, as well as by diagnosis groups.

Results

During the study period, 11,454 visits were made. The total costs were over €3,3

SUBMITTER: Kauppala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10900614 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature