Disproportionate Use of Inpatient Care by Older Adults With Kidney Stones.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe variation in utilization and costs of inpatient care for patients with kidney stones, examining associations with older age.

Materials and methods

Using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample we examined inpatient discharges with stone diagnoses from 2007 to 2011. We examined length of stay, hospitalization cost, and postdischarge care utilization using multivariable regression to identify associations between patient/hospital characteristics and resource.

Results

An estimated 1.7 million hospital discharges for stone disease occurred during the study period. Median length of stay was 2.1 days with a median cost of $6300. Hospital use was substantially higher among persons ≥65 years old (older adults) as compared to those aged 18-64 (younger adults): me

SUBMITTER: Cone EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6689223 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature