Trends in Hospital Costs and Levels of Services Provided for Children With Bronchiolitis Treated in Children's Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Increasing hospital costs for bronchiolitis have been associated with increasing patient complexity and mechanical ventilation. However, the associations of illness severity and diagnostic coding practices with bronchiolitis hospitalization costs have not been examined.

Objective

To investigate the association of patient complexity, illness severity, and diagnostic coding practices with bronchiolitis hospitalization costs.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cross-sectional study included 385 883 infants aged 24 months or younger who were hospitalized with bronchiolitis at 39 hospitals in the Pediatric Health Information System database from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2019.

Exposure

Hospitalization for bronchiolitis.

Main ou

SUBMITTER: Willer RJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8548950 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature