Case-based hospital billing data from the Health Care Utilization Partnership was used to calculate annual statewide hospital charges for the acute care of traffic injuries in Nebraska. E-codes 810.0 through 819.9 identified traffic injury cases. Admissions and emergency department (ED)-only visits for traffic injuries accrued significantly higher charges than other types of care. Statewide, ho...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the epidemiology of bronchiolitis as a clinical diagnosis and its impact on emergency department visits and hospitalizations in tropical and semitropical regions. We described the epidemiology of bronchiolitis emergency visits and hospitalizations, its temporal trend and geographic distribution in Puerto Rico between 2010 and 2014. METHODS We performed a retro...

INTRODUCTION Degenerative spine disorders are steadily increasing parallel to the aging of the population with considerable impact on cost and productivity. In this paper we study the prevalence and risk factors for multiple spine surgery and its impact on cost. METHODS Data on 1,153 spine surgery inpatients operated between October 2005 and September 2008 (index spine surgery) in regard to t...

PURPOSE Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with stenting (PTAS) of the carotid artery has been advocated as an alternative treatment for high-grade stenosis. Rationale for this approach includes less morbidity, shorter recovery, and lower cost when compared with carotid endarterectomy (CEA). METHODS The clinical results and hospital charges of patients who underwent elective treatment for ...

AIM To evaluate national trends in hospitalizations and hospital charges associated with diabetes over a recent 14-year period. METHODS We evaluated hospital discharges with a primary or secondary diagnosis of diabetes (250.xx)in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1993-2006). Outcomes included population-adjusted estimates of hospital discharges and hospital charges (2006 $U.S.). RESULTS Over...

TO THE EDITOR—We read with great interest the recently published observational study by Murray et al [1]. This study presents data that daptomycin (compared to vancomycin) is associated with a survival advantage in patients hospitalized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. They report a decreased in-hospital mortality rate in those treated with daptomycin compared to van...

RATIONALE Hospitalizations for asthma exacerbations are common in the United States, but there are no national estimates of outcomes in this population. It is also not known if race disparities in asthma deaths exist among hospitalized patients. OBJECTIVES To estimate outcomes of patients hospitalized for asthma in the United States and to determine if the risk of death in this population is ...

Analysis and prediction of the care charges related to colorectal cancer in Korea are important for the allocation of medical resources and the establishment of medical policies because the incidence and the hospital charges for colorectal cancer are rapidly increasing. But the previous studies based on statistical analysis to predict the hospital charges for patients did not show satisfactory ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine national trends in hospitalizations associated with diabetes for U.S. children and young adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study included hospital discharges for individuals aged 0-29 years with a diagnosis of diabetes (250.xx) in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (1993-2004). Outcomes were weighted, nationally representative estimates of...

cause of all hospital-acquired bloodstream infections.1–3 The negative health consequences associated with candidemia are very high.4–7 Previous studies report mortality rates attributable to candidemia ranging from 19% to 49% in adults.4,6,8,9 In addition, length of stay (LOS) in the hospital increases significantly among patients with candidemia. One study estimated a mean LOS increase of 21....