Characterizing emergency department and inpatient health care utilization after seizure‐related hospitalization: A retrospective cohort study

• Published in: Epilepsia (Copenhagen) Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 698 - 708
• Main Authors: Johnson, Kristina L., Wood, Andrew J., Hsia, Renee Y., Guterman, Elan L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2024
• Subjects: Cohort analysis; Costs; Emergency medical care; epilepsy; Health care; health care cost; Health care expenditures; health care utilization; Health services utilization; Hospitalization; Patients; seizure; Seizures; status epilepticus; epilepsy; health care utilization; status epilepticus; seizure; health care cost

Objective Seizure care is a significant driver of health care costs in both emergency department (ED) and inpatient settings, but the majority of studies have focused on inpatient admissions as the only metric of health care utilization. This study aims to better characterize ED and inpatient encoun...