Epidemiology of paediatric pain-related visits to emergency departments in the USA: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the epidemiology of paediatric pain-related visits to emergency departments (EDs) across the USA.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

A representative sample of US ED visits using data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS).

Participants

Paediatric (age ≤18 years) ED visits in the 2017 NHAMCS data set.

Data analysis

Each visit was coded as pain-related or non-pain-related using the 'reason for visit' variable. Weighted proportions were calculated with 95% CIs. Logistic regression was used to compare odds of pain-related visits.

Outcome measures

Prevalence of pain-related visits among paediatric ED visits.

Results

There were an estimated 35 million paediatric ED visits in the USA in 2017, 5

SUBMITTER: Anderson JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature