Stefanie Bachnick, Maria Unbeck, Maryam Ahmadi Shad, Katja Falta, Nicole Grossmann, Daniela Holle, Jana Bartakova, Sarah N Musy, Sarah Hellberg, Pernilla Dillner, Fatemeh Atoof, Mohammadhossein Khorasanizadeh, Paula Kelly-Pettersson, Michael Simon
TAILR (Nursing-Sensitive Events and Their Association With Individual Nurse Staffing Levels) Project: Protocol for an International Longitudinal Multicenter Study
JMIR research protocols
background higher temperatures associated increased stone formation subsequent utilization hospital resources including inpatient admission however observations derived adult population sought examine purported association extends pediatric population methods used 2016 kids inpatient database identify nationwide pediatric inpatient admissions related nephrolithiasis temperature data national oceanic atmospheric administration linked admission comparative statistics analyzed patient admission characteristics multivariable logistic regression analyzed associations stonerelated admissions temperature frame reference analysis replicated using national inpatient sample 2016 evaluate associations adult population results 2496257 pediatric admissions 8453 033 related nephrolithiasis temperatures time stone admission higher nonstone admission 559f vs 548f p 0001 stone admission group higher proportion females nonstone admission group 648 vs 554 p 0001 stone admission significantly associated temperature odds ratio 1025 per 10f confidence interval 95 ci 10031049 p 003 female gender 1097 95 ci 10271171 p 0006 adult population 380520 30000941 patients 13 admitted stone effect temperature stone admissions similar pediatric population 1020 95 ci 10141026 p 0001 women 20 less likely admitted stones men 0770 95 ci 07570784 p 0001 conclusions increased temperatures associated increased risk stonerelated admission pediatric adult populations females increased risk stonerelated admissions childhood trend reverses adulthood