OBJECTIVE: In this review, we determine which pediatric hospital discharge interventions
affect subsequent health care use or parental satisfaction compared with usual care. DATA …

Background: Concerns about the costs and quality of hospital care have led to increased
interest in hospital readmissions in children. Children with medical complexity account for …

Importance An increasing number of children survive after acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS). The long-term morbidity affecting these survivors, including the burden of …

OBJECTIVES: Parents frequently decline the influenza vaccine for their child during
hospitalization. In this study, we aimed to assess the role of vaccine hesitancy in these …

Objective: to know the doubts of the relatives of children with special health care needs
regarding home care related to technological devices; and to analyze the use of the …

Objective To assess risk factors associated with 30-day hospital readmission after a
prolonged neonatal intensive care stay. Study design Retrospective analysis of 57,035 …

Objectives: To determine the occurrence rate of unplanned readmissions to PICUs within 1
year and examine risk factors associated with repeated readmission. Design: Retrospective …

OBJECTIVES: Children with multiple complex chronic conditions (MCCs) represent a small
fraction of our communities but a disproportionate amount of health care cost and mortality …

BACKGROUND Improvement in hospital transitional care has become a major national
priority, although the impact on children's postdischarge outcomes is unclear. OBJECTIVE …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Despite considerable attention, little is known about the
degree to which primary care medical homes influence early postdischarge utilization. We …