Comparison of cost and resource utilization between firearm injuries and motor vehicle collisions at pediatric hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Firearm injuries are converging with motor vehicle collisions (MVC) as the number one cause of death for children in the United States. Thus we examine differences in hospital cost and hospital resource utilization between motor vehicle and firearm injury.

Methods

This retrospective, cross-sectional study compares hospital costs and resource utilization of motor vehicle and firearm-injured children aged 0 to 19 years of age over a 5-year time frame (January 1, 2013-December 31, 2017) in 35 freestanding children's hospitals that submitted data to the Pediatric Health Information System. The primary outcome was hospital-adjusted comparative cost per patient presentation. Generalized linear mixed models were used to quantify the relationship between the ty

SUBMITTER: Fraser Doh K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12167624 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature