Estimating the nationwide, hospital based economic impact of pediatric urolithiasis
Purpose The incidence of urolithiasis is increasing in children and adolescents but the
economic impact of this problem is unclear. We examined 2 large databases to estimate the
nationwide economic impact of pediatric urolithiasis. Materials and Methods We analyzed
the 2009 NEDS and KID, used ICD-9-CM codes to identify children 18 years or younger
diagnosed with urolithiasis and abstracted demographic and charge data from each
database. Results We identified 7,348 weighted inpatient discharges in KID and 33,038 …
economic impact of this problem is unclear. We examined 2 large databases to estimate the
nationwide economic impact of pediatric urolithiasis. Materials and Methods We analyzed
the 2009 NEDS and KID, used ICD-9-CM codes to identify children 18 years or younger
diagnosed with urolithiasis and abstracted demographic and charge data from each
database. Results We identified 7,348 weighted inpatient discharges in KID and 33,038 …
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