Racial and ethnic disparities in bronchiolitis management in freestanding children's hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Variation in bronchiolitis management by race and ethnicity within emergency departments (EDs) has been described in single-center and prospective studies, but large-scale assessments across EDs and inpatient settings are lacking. Our objective is to describe the association between race and ethnicity and bronchiolitis management across 37 U.S. freestanding children's hospitals from 2015 to 2018.

Methods

Using the Pediatric Health Information System, we analyzed ED and inpatient visits from November 2015 to November 2018 of children with bronchiolitis 3 to 24 months old. Rates of use for specific diagnostic tests and therapeutic measures were compared across the following race/ethnicity categories: 1) non-Hispanic White (NHW), 2) non-Hispanic Black (NHB), 3) Hispan

SUBMITTER: Honcoop AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9286876 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature