Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy: Does Hospital Type Affect Cost and Outcomes of Care?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To ascertain whether hospital type is associated with differences in total cost and outcomes for inpatient tonsillectomy.

Study design

Cross-sectional analysis of the 2006, 2009, and 2012 Kids' Inpatient Database (KID).

Subjects and methods

Children ≤18 years of age undergoing tonsillectomy with/without adenoidectomy were included. Risk-adjusted generalized linear models assessed for differences in hospital cost and length of stay (LOS) among children managed by (1) non-children's teaching hospitals (NCTHs), (2) children's teaching hospitals (CTHs), and (3) nonteaching hospitals (NTHs). Risk-adjusted logistic regression compared the odds of major perioperative complications (hemorrhage, respiratory failure, death). Models accounted for clustering of patients

SUBMITTER: Raol N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8278804 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature