Associations Between Wildfire-Related PM_2.5 and Intensive Care Unit Admissions in the United States, 2006-2015.

ABSTRACT: Wildfire smoke is a growing public health concern in the United States. Numerous studies have documented associations between ambient smoke exposure and severe patient outcomes for single-fire seasons or limited geographic regions. However, there are few national-scale health studies of wildfire smoke in the United States, few studies investigating Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions as an outcome, and few specifically framed around hospital operations. This study retrospectively examined the associations between ambient wildfire-related PM_2.5 at a hospital ZIP code with total hospital ICU admissions using a national-scale hospitalization data set. Wildfire smoke was characterized using a combination of kriged PM_2.5 monitor observations and satellite-derived plume po

SUBMITTER: Sorensen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8095362 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature