Use and Cost Analysis of Comprehensive Respiratory Panel Testing in a Pediatric Emergency Department.
Journal
Pediatric emergency care
ISSN: 1535-1815
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Emerg Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8507560
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Mar 2023
01 Mar 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
13
4
2022
medline:
3
3
2023
entrez:
12
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Fever and respiratory infections are among the leading causes of pediatric emergency department visits and hospitalizations. Although typically self-resolving, clinicians may perform diagnostic tests to determine microbial etiologies of these illnesses. Although comprehensive respiratory viral panels can quickly identify causative organisms, cost to the hospital and patient may be significant. The objective of this study was to analyze the financial impact of comprehensive respiratory viral panel use in relation to associated clinical outcomes. This study was a single-center, retrospective chart review of pediatric emergency department patients who were evaluated between October 1, 2016, and April 30, 2018, with International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) code diagnoses of acute upper respiratory infection, fever unspecified, and/or bronchiolitis. Our primary outcome was the effect of comprehensive respiratory viral panel testing and results on the total health care charge to patients. Secondary outcomes were the effect of comprehensive respiratory viral panel testing and results on emergency department length of stay and antimicrobial use. A total of 5766 visits were included for primary analysis, with 229 (4%) undergoing comprehensive respiratory viral panel testing. Of these, 163 had a positive result (71%) for at least 1 organism. The total cost was significantly higher in the group that underwent comprehensive respiratory viral panel testing ($643.39 [$534.18-$741.15] vs $295.15 [$249.72-$353.92]; P < 0.001). There was no decrease in emergency department length of stay or significant change in antimicrobial use associated with comprehensive respiratory viral panel use. This study demonstrates that the utilization of comprehensive respiratory viral panels in pediatric emergency department patients with bronchiolitis, unspecified fever, and/or acute upper respiratory infection adds significant cost to patient care without a decrease in their length of stay or antimicrobial use. Further studies are needed to determine the appropriate targeted use of comprehensive respiratory viral panels.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35413042
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000002695
pii: 00006565-202303000-00008
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
154-158Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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