Modeling healthcare demands and long-term costs following pediatric traumatic brain injury.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in children, but data on the longitudinal healthcare and financial needs of pediatric patients is limited in scope and duration. We sought to describe and predict these metrics following acute inpatient treatment for TBI.

Methods

Children surviving their initial inpatient treatment for TBI were identified from Optum's deidentified Clinformatics® Data Mart Database (2007-2018). Treatment cost, healthcare utilization, and future inpatient readmission were stratified by follow-up intervals, type of claim, and injury severity. Both TBI-related and non-TBI related future cost and healthcare utilization were explored using linear mixed models. Acute inpatient healthcare utilization metrics were an

SUBMITTER: Wiegand JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11638116 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature