Arch Pediat Adol Med
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Sep 2007
Factors associated with hospital length of stay and hospital charges of motor vehicle crash related hospitalizations among children in the United States.
To calculate national estimates of motor vehicle crash (MVC)-related hospitalization and associated use of health care resources among patients 20 years and younger and to explore the effects of certain sociodemographic and health care system-related factors and injury severity on use of hospital resources and lengths of stay (LOSs) in the United States. ⋯ Motor vehicle crash-related injuries among children burden health care resources, with nationwide charges exceeding $2 billion annually.
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Arch Pediat Adol Med · Sep 2007
Easing the strain on a pediatric tertiary care center: use of a redistribution system.
To evaluate the ability of a regionalized system to safely transfer patients requiring admission from a referral center to either regional or community hospitals. ⋯ Although we found the redistribution program to be safe, caregivers stated a preference not to be transferred again. The redistribution system did not substantially alter tertiary care center ED use.