Firoozeh Nilchian, Fereshteh Shakibaei, Zeinab Taghi Jarah
Evaluation of Visual Pedagogy in Dental Check-ups and Preventive Practices Among 6-12-Year-Old Children with Autism
Journal of autism and developmental disorders
many studies established extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ecmo costeffective treatment populations limited data exist factors associated length stay los total hospital costs study aimed determine inborn ie cared birth hospitals neonates receive ecmo different resource utilization outcomes compared outborn ie cared birth hospitals neonates receive ecmo retrospective cohort study conducted using healthcare cost utilization projects kids inpatient database 19972012 neonates infants 28 days placed ecmo categorized either inborn outborn salient clinical characteristics compared groups multivariable analysis performed identify factors associated length stay los total hospital costs mortality two patient populations 5152 neonates receiving ecmo 800 inborn 4352 outborn inborn neonates frequently diagnosed cardiacrelated diagnoses 705 vs 621 p 0001 adjusting demographics hospitallevel factors inborn neonates longer hospital los 132 days 95 ci 87187 p 0001 higher total encounter costs 62000 95 ci 4000085000 p 0001 higher mortality 24 95 ci 1929 p 0001 compared outborn neonates inborn neonates placed ecmo frequently diagnosed cardiacrelated diseases congenital diaphragmatic hernia longer los higher total encounter costs higher mortality rates relative outborn counterparts likely represent higher risk population two populations infants may inherently different differences explored inform decision making optimal site delivery