Estimations of Inpatient and Ambulatory Pediatric Tonsillectomy in the United States: A Cross-sectional Analysis.
Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
cross-sectional analysis
incidence
pediatric tonsillectomy
Journal
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1097-6817
Titre abrégé: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508176
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2023
08 2023
Historique:
revised:
26
12
2022
received:
22
08
2022
accepted:
29
12
2022
medline:
25
7
2023
pubmed:
21
3
2023
entrez:
20
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To estimate the incidence of inpatient and ambulatory pediatric tonsillectomies in the United States in 2019. Cross-sectional analysis. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project databases. We determined national incidences of hospital-based ambulatory procedures, inpatient admissions, and readmissions among pediatric tonsillectomy patients, ages 0 to 20 years, using the Kids Inpatient Database, Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample, and Nationwide Readmission Database. We described the demographics, commonly associated conditions, complications, and predictors of readmission. An estimated 559,900 ambulatory and 7100 inpatient tonsillectomies were performed in 2019. Among inpatients, the majority were male (59%) and the largest ethnic group was white (37%). Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH), 79%, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), 74%, were the most frequent diagnosis and Medicaid (61%) was the most frequent primary payer. The majority of ambulatory tonsillectomy patients were female (52%) and white (65%); ATH, OSA, and Medicaid accounted for 62%, 29%, and 45% of cases, respectively, (all p < .001 when compared to inpatient cases). Common inpatient complications were bleeding (2%), pain/nausea/vomiting (5.6%), and postprocedural respiratory failure (1.7%). On the other hand, ambulatory complications occurred in less than 1% of patients. The readmission rate was 5.2%, with pain/nausea/vomiting and bleeding accounting for 35% and 23% of overall readmissions. All Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups severity of illness subclass predicted readmission (odds ratio = 2.18, 95% confidence interval = 1.73-2.73, p < .001). A total of 567,000 pediatric ambulatory and inpatient tonsillectomies were performed in 2019; the majority were performed in ambulatory settings. The index admission severity of illness was associated with readmission risk.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
258-266Informations de copyright
© 2023 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
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