News Report | November 27, 2017
25% Of Pediatric Hospitalizations Begin As Direct Admissions With No Previous Emergency Department Care
About 25% of non-elective pediatric hospitalizations begin as direct admissions with no previous emergency department care. Primary reasons for direct admission include pneumonia, asthma, dehydration, and cellulitis; primary reasons for emergency department admission include pneumonia, asthma, bronchiolitis, and dehydration.
These findings were reported in “Hospital and Community Characteristics Associated with Pediatric Direct Admission to Hospital” by JoAnna K. Leyenaar, M.D. MPH; Meng-Shiou Shieh, Ph.D.; Tara Lagu, M.D., M.P.H.; Penelope S. Pekow, Ph.D.; and Peter K. Lindenauer, M.D., M.Sc. The researchers analyzed data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project’s . . .