Trends in Hospital Resource Use for Children With Complex Chronic Conditions.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite a small prevalence, children with complex chronic conditions (CCCs) use substantial inpatient resources.

Objective

To assess national trends in hospital discharges, bed days, and hospital charges for children with and without CCCs in the US from 2000 to 2022.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective, repeated cross-sectional study used hospital discharge data from the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) from the years 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022 for US children aged 0 to 18 years, excluding uncomplicated newborn discharges.

Exposure

Presence of 0, 1, 2, or 3 or more CCCs.

Main outcomes and measures

Trends in the hospital discharge rate per 100 000 children and percentage of total hospital discharges, bed d

SUBMITTER: Bayer ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12673417 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature