From 2001 and 2007, there was an annual average of 2.7 percent pediatric 72-hour return visits to the emergency department, according to a Pediatric Emergency Care study.
Researchers analyzed data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey between 2001 and 2007 to determine the frequency of ED return visits by children. They found the RV rate increased significantly from 2001 to 2007.
An RV was associated with age younger than one year or 13 to 18 years; arrival to the ED between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.; recent discharge from the hospital; and western region of the United States.
The authors suggested physicians and policy makers can use this data on pediatric ED RVs to address potentially unnecessary RVs.
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Researchers analyzed data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey between 2001 and 2007 to determine the frequency of ED return visits by children. They found the RV rate increased significantly from 2001 to 2007.
An RV was associated with age younger than one year or 13 to 18 years; arrival to the ED between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m.; recent discharge from the hospital; and western region of the United States.
The authors suggested physicians and policy makers can use this data on pediatric ED RVs to address potentially unnecessary RVs.
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