Comparison of Emergency Care Delivered to Children and Young Adults With Complex Chronic Conditions Between Pediatric and General Emergency Departments

• Published in: Academic emergency medicine Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 778 - 784
• Main Authors: Murtagh Kurowski, Eileen, Byczkowski, Terri, Grupp‐Phelan, Jacqueline M., Macy, Michelle L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2014
• Subjects: Adolescent; Child; Child, Preschool; Chronic Disease - therapy; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease Progression; Emergency medical care; Emergency Service, Hospital - classification; Emergency Service, Hospital - economics; Emergency Service, Hospital - statistics & numerical data; Female; Health care expenditures; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Patient Admission - standards; Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data; Patient admissions; Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data; Pediatrics; Pediatrics - classification; Pediatrics - economics; Pediatrics - statistics & numerical data; Transition to Adult Care - standards; Transition to Adult Care - statistics & numerical data; United States; Young Adult; Young adults; United States

Objectives Increasing attention is being paid to medically complex children and young adults, such as those with complex chronic conditions, because they are high consumers of inpatient hospital days and resources. However, little is known about where these children and young adults with complex chr...