Inpatient Pediatric CKD Health Care Utilization and Mortality in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The impact of chronic kidney disease (CKD) on inpatient health care use is unknown. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of pediatric CKD among children hospitalized in the United States and examine the association of CKD with hospital outcomes.

Study design

Cross-sectional national survey of pediatric discharges.

Setting & participants

Hospital discharges of children (aged>28 days to 19 years) with a chronic medical diagnosis included in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database for 2006, 2009, 2012, and 2016.

Predictor

Presence of primary or coexisting CKD as identified by diagnosis codes.

Outcomes

Length of stay (LOS), cost, and mortality.

Analytical approach

Multivariable analysis using P

SUBMITTER: Modi ZJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8485635 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature