Associations between hospital-level socioeconomic patient mix and rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in short bowel syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low neighborhood income is linked with increased hospitalizations for central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in pediatric short bowel syndrome (SBS). We assessed whether this relationship varies by hospital center.

Methods

We performed a retrospective cohort study using the Pediatric Health Information System (2018-2023) database for patients <18 years old with SBS (N = 1210) at 24 hospitals in the United States. Using 2015 US Census data, we determined the estimated median household income of each patient's zip code. Hospital-level neighborhood income was defined as the median of the estimated median household income among patients at each hospital. We applied an extension of Cox regression to assess risk for CLABSI hospitalization.

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SUBMITTER: Gutierrez SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11731075 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature