Jennyffer Mayara Lima da Silva, Juliana Souza Oliveira, Daniely Casagrande Borges, Olívia Souza Honório, Larissa Loures Mendes, Raquel Canuto
Social inequities in food deserts and food swamps in a northeastern Brazilian capital
Journal of biosocial science
incidence autism spectrum disorder asd increases otolaryngologists likely encounter patients population tonsillectomy purpose study examine whether outcomes differ pediatric patients without asd national cohort children undergoing tonsillectomy understanding differences may used inform future approaches improve clinical outcomes healthcare costs data study obtained kids inpatient database kid healthcare cost utilization project studied pediatric patients underwent tonsillectomy 2003 2006 2009 2012 tonsillectomy identified using icd9cm diagnosis codes 282 tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy 283 tonsillectomy adenoidectomy asd identified using icd9cm diagnosis code 299 autism outcomes including complications length hospital stay total hospitalization costs analyses performed using multivariable models propensity score matching used control covariate imbalance patients without asd sample 27040 patients 322 12 diagnosis asd controlling potential confounders multivariable modeling suggested patients asd shorter los 050 days p 00001 less likely experience complications odds ratio 057 p 0001 lower associated costs 1308 less p 00001 propensity score matching confirmed findings multivariable modeling although asd alone appear confer additional costs morbidity differences children without asd suggest need providers address patients asd uniquely