Variation in hospitalizations and hospital length of stay in children with vaso-occlusive crises in sickle cell disease

Objective As a measure of morbidity of vaso‐occlusive crises (VOC) in sickle cell disease, we used a national hospital discharge database, the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), to determine the number of hospitalizations and hospital length of stay (LOS) by age. Procedure Nationally weighted hosp...

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Published in:Pediatric blood & cancer 2005-02, Vol.44 (2), p.182-186
Main Authors: Panepinto, Julie A., Brousseau, David C., Hillery, Cheryl A., Scott, J. Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Age Factors
Anemia, Sickle Cell - complications
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
General aspects
hospital utilization
Hospitalization
Humans
Infant
Length of Stay
Male
Medical sciences
sickle cell disease
Tumors
Vascular Diseases - therapy
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Summary:Objective As a measure of morbidity of vaso‐occlusive crises (VOC) in sickle cell disease, we used a national hospital discharge database, the Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), to determine the number of hospitalizations and hospital length of stay (LOS) by age. Procedure Nationally weighted hospital discharges for VOC in children with sickle cell disease were analyzed using data from 2,500 hospitals in the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) KID. Number of discharges and hospital LOS by age group were analyzed. Multiple linear regression was performed to analyze the effect of age on hospital LOS. Results There were 20,271 hospital discharges for children with sickle cell disease and VOC. Mean age (SD) at time of admission was 10.6 (5.38) years with 49% being males. The overall average LOS was 4.4 days. There were differences in the number of hospital discharges by age group (P 
ISSN:1545-5009
1545-5017
DOI:10.1002/pbc.20180