ArticlePediatrics2011
Inpatient health care utilization for children dependent on long-term mechanical ventilation.
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- A systematic concept analysis of 'technology dependent': challenging the terminology.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Review
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- Attributable Delay of Discharge for Children with Long-Term Mechanical Ventilation.The Journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- A consensus conference report on defining the eligibility criteria for pediatric palliative care in Italy.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
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- Pediatric patients with home mechanical ventilation: The health services landscape.Pediatric pulmonology · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective was to describe the characteristics of pediatric discharges associated with long-term mechanical ventilation (LTMV) compared with those with complex chronic conditions (CCCs), and evaluate trends over time in health care utilization for the discharges associated with LTMV.
methodsThe Kids' Inpatient Database, compiled by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, was used. Routine newborn care was excluded. Discharges associated with LTMV were identified by using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, code v46.1x and compared with discharges associated with CCCs in 2006 using simple regression and χ(2) analyses. Trends in LTMV-associated discharges from 2000 to 2006 were assessed using variance-weighted least squares regression.
resultsIn 2006, there were an estimated 7812 discharges associated with LTMV. Compared with discharges for children with CCCs, LTMV discharges had significantly higher mortality, longer lengths of stay, higher mean charges, more emergency department admissions, and more discharges to long-term care. From 2000 to 2006, there was a 55% increase in the number of LTMV discharges and a concurrent 70% increase in aggregate hospital charges. The majority of LTMV discharges occurred in children 4 years old and younger, and ∼50% of the aggregate charges were for children younger than 1 year.
conclusionsDischarges for children associated with LTMV require substantively greater inpatient resource use than other children with CCCs. As the number of discharges and associated aggregate charges increase over time, additional research must examine patterns of care for specific clinical subgroups of LTMV, especially children aged 4 years and younger.
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