OBJECTIVES We studied hospital utilization patterns among children with technology
dependence (CTD). We hypothesized that increasing pediatric healthcare concentration …

OBJECTIVES A broad understanding of the scope of birth hospitalizations in the United
States is lacking. We aimed to describe the demographics and location of birth …

Importance Limited availability of inpatient pediatric services in rural regions has raised
concerns about access, safety, and quality of hospital-based care for children. This may be …

OBJECTIVES Determine patient-and referring hospital-level predictors of transfer outcomes
among children with 1 or more complex chronic conditions (CCCs) transferred to a large …

OBJECTIVE The pediatric sepsis literature lacks studies examining the inpatient setting, yet
sepsis remains a leading cause of death in children's hospitals. More information is needed …

Background: Interfacility patient transfers are fraught with issues such as missed or
ineffective communication in Montana given wide geographic distance between facilities …

Background A significant proportion of patients who sustain periprosthetic fractures are
transferred to another institution for definitive care. There is limited understanding of the …

OBJECTIVE Interfacility transfer of pediatric patients to a children's hospital is a complex
process that can be time consuming and dissatisfying for referring providers. We aimed to …

Introduction: Patients admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) typically transfer to
an acute care floor prior to discharge (ACD). Various circumstances, including rapid clinical …

Infants, children and adolescents experience more than six million hospitalizations each
year in the United States (US), with healthcare costs exceeding 47 billion dollars annually. 1 …