The Care of Adult Patients in Pediatric Emergency Departments.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Adult patients are increasingly receiving care in pediatric emergency departments (PEDs), but little is known about the epidemiology of these visits. The goals of this study were to examine the characteristics of adult patients (≥21 years) treated in PEDs and to describe the variation in resource utilization across centers.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study examining visits to 30 PEDs (2012-2016) using the Pediatric Health Information System. Visits were categorized using All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups and compared between age cohorts. We used multivariable logistic models to examine variation in demographics, utilization, testing, treatment, and disposition.

Results

There were 12,958,626 visits to the 30 PEDs over 5 years; 70,636 (0

SUBMITTER: Samuels-Kalow M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6732041 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature