Abusive head trauma in young children: characteristics and medical charges in a hospitalized population

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作者
Ettaro, L
Berger, RP [2 ]
Songer, T
机构
[1] Univ Pittsburgh, Ctr Injury Res & Control, Dept Epidemiol, Grad Sch Publ Hlth, Pittsburgh, PA USA
[2] Childrens Hosp Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Child Advocacy Ctr, Dept Pediat, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
关键词
child abuse; hospital charges; craniocerebral trauma; comparative study;
D O I
10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.06.006
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Objective: To describe the presenting characteristics, hospital course, and hospital charges associated with hospital admissions for head trauma in young children at a regional pediatric trauma center, and to examine whether these factors differ among abused and non-abused subjects. Method: Comparative case series study involving a retrospective medical record review of children less than 3 years of age admitted to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh from January 1, 1995 to December 31, 1999. Subjects (n = 377) were identified on the basis of ICD-9-CM codes for head injury. Subjects were classified as abused or non-abused based on standard criteria using information about the type of injuries, the history provided by the caretaker, and physical and radiographic findings. Results: Eighty nine (23.6%) subjects were classified as abused and 288 (76.4%) were classified as non-abused. Abused subjects were more-likely then non-abused subjects to be <1 year of age (vs. >1 year of age) (OR: 9.8; 95% CI: 5.0, 19.2), covered by Medicaid (vs. commercial insurance) (OR: 2.8; 95% CI: 1.7, 4.8), and admitted to the ICU (OR: 3.5; 95% CI: 2.1, 5.8; p <.001). The caretakers of abused subjects were more likely to give a history of no trauma or minor trauma compared to the caretakers of non-abused subjects (97% vs. 54%, p <.001). Length of stay was significantly greater for abused subjects versus non-abused subjects (mean: 9.25 days vs. 3.03 days, p <.001). Hospital charges (1999 dollars) were significantly higher for abused (mean +/- SD: $40,082 +/- $58,004) versus non-abused (mean +/- SD: $15,671 +/- $41,777) subjects. Conclusions: These results highlight the differences in the demographics, presenting characteristics and economic impact of abusive head injuries compared to non-abusive head injuries. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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