There is a wide variation in hospital admissions for common pediatric illnesses. This
retrospective, cross-sectional study used information collected from US children’s
hospitals to determine the differences in hospital-level admissions, defined as inpatient
or observation admission, for common pediatric illnesses. Using the All Patient Refined
Diagnosis Related Grouping (APR-DRG) system, the authors identified the common admission
diagnoses as asthma, cellulitis/skin infection, bronchiolitis/respiratory syncytial
virus (RSV) pneumonia, pneumonia not elsewhere characterized (NEC), kidney/urinary
tract infection, seizure, and concussion. A severity index to account for acuity was
also applied to admission data for the study.
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