Differences in hospital length of stay and total hospital charge by income level in patients hospitalized for hip fractures.

ABSTRACT: This study examines the difference in length of stay and total hospital charge by income quartile in hip fracture patients. The length of stay increased in lower income groups, while total charge demonstrated a U-shaped relationship, with the highest charges in the highest and lowest income quartiles.

Introduction

Socioeconomic factors have an impact on outcomes in hip fracture patients. This study aims to determine if there is a difference in hospital length of stay (LOS) and total hospital charge between income quartiles in hospitalized hip fracture patients.

Methods

National Inpatient Sample (NIS) data from 2016 to 2018 was used to determine differences in LOS, total charge, and other demographic/clinical outcomes by income quartile in patients hospitalized for hip fractur

SUBMITTER: Milto AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8731208 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature