Postdischarge health resource use in pediatric survivors of prolonged mechanical ventilation for acute respiratory illness.

ABSTRACT: We aimed to identify characteristics associated with postdischarge health resource use in children without medical complexity who survived an episode of prolonged mechanical ventilation for respiratory illness. We hypothesized that longer durations of mechanical ventilation, noncomplex chronic conditions, and severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) would be associated with readmission or an Emergency Department (ED) visit. In this retrospective cohort, we evaluated children without a complex chronic condition who survived a respiratory illness requiring ≥3 days of mechanical ventilation and who had insurance eligibility within the Colorado All Payers Claims Database. We used insurance claims to characterize health resource use and multivariable logistic regression to identify cha

SUBMITTER: Vo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9233134 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature