Frequency of and Risk Factors for Increased Healthcare Utilization After Pediatric Sepsis Hospitalization.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the frequency of and risk factors for increased post-sepsis healthcare utilization compared with pre-sepsis healthcare utilization.

Design

Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting

Years 2016-2019 MarketScan Commercial and Medicaid Database.

Patients

Children (0-18 yr) with sepsis treated in a U.S. hospital.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We measured the frequency of and risk factors for increased healthcare utilization in the 90 days post- vs. pre-sepsis hospitalization. We defined increased healthcare utilization as an increase of at least 3 days in the 90 days post-hospitalization compared with the 90 days pre-hospitalization based on outpatient, emergency department, and inpatient hospitalizat

SUBMITTER: Carlton EF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12344780 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature