Patients at general hospitals had higher intubation rates and longer lengths of stay than patients at children's hospitals.
Using a large multi-institutional administrative database from more than 600 hospitals in 2007 to 2009, researchers retrospectively studied outcomes in patients aged 16 to 25 years with sickle cell disease (SCD) and acute chest syndrome (ACS). Children's hospitals held membership in the National Association of Children's Hospitals and related institutions or were defined as children's hospitals by the American Hospital Association.
The study sample consisted of 2178 admissions of 1379 unique patients with both SCD and ACS admitted to 12 children's hospitals and 244 general hospitals. General hospitals had fewer SCD-related admissions per year than children's hospitals (mean, 14 vs. 52). Overall, 45% of ACS admissions underwent endotracheal i…
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Editorial BoardsCurrent Problems in Pediatric Adolescent Healthcare
Leadership Positions in Professional Societies College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Board of Trustees)