Emergency department burden of hyperemesis gravidarum in the United States from 2006 to 2014

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND

Hyperemesis gravidarum is the most severe form of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy, potentially affecting both maternal and pregnancy health. Hyperemesis gravidarum often results in emergency department visits, although the exact frequency and costs associated with these visits have not been well studied.

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to analyze the trends in hyperemesis gravidarum emergency department visits, inpatient admissions, and the associated costs between 2006 and 2014.

STUDY DESIGN

Patients were identified from the 2006 and 2014 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample database files using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis codes. Patients with a primary diagnosis of hyperemesis gravidarum, nausea and vomiting of pr

SUBMITTER: Geeganage G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9975274 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature