Emergency Department Pediatric Readiness and Short-term and Long-term Mortality Among Children Receiving Emergency Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Emergency departments (EDs) with high pediatric readiness (coordination, personnel, quality improvement, safety, policies, and equipment) are associated with lower mortality among children with critical illness and those admitted to trauma centers, but the benefit among children with more diverse clinical conditions is unknown.

Objective

To evaluate the association between ED pediatric readiness, in-hospital mortality, and 1-year mortality among injured and medically ill children receiving emergency care in 11 states.

Design, setting, and participants

This is a retrospective cohort study of children receiving emergency care at 983 EDs in 11 states from January 1, 2012, through December 31, 2017, with follow-up for a subset of children through December 31, 2

SUBMITTER: Newgard CD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9857584 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature