Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States
Juvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study....
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| author | Nomesh Kumar Kamleshun Ramphul Yogeshwaree Ramphul Renuka Verma Stephanie Mejias Petras Lohana Jyotsnav Joynauth |
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| description | Juvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study. 560 weighted cases were found in 2017. It was more common in females than males (340 females, 220 males), Whites (235 cases), and Medicaid covered 61.6% of all patients with JA (345 cases). The total hospital charges were $25,147,389 while the mean length of stay (LOS) was 4.55 days. The highest number of cases was reported in April 2017. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-37d64e623f25404a85e3adb2d0a8adae2022-12-22T02:23:04ZengTermedia Publishing HouseRheumatology0034-62332084-98342021-08-0159427027210.5114/reum.2021.10835644906Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United StatesNomesh KumarKamleshun RamphulYogeshwaree RamphulRenuka VermaStephanie MejiasPetras LohanaJyotsnav JoynauthJuvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study. 560 weighted cases were found in 2017. It was more common in females than males (340 females, 220 males), Whites (235 cases), and Medicaid covered 61.6% of all patients with JA (345 cases). The total hospital charges were $25,147,389 while the mean length of stay (LOS) was 4.55 days. The highest number of cases was reported in April 2017.https://www.termedia.pl/Children-hospitalized-for-juvenile-arthritis-in-the-United-States,18,44906,1,1.htmlchildren juvenile arthritis healthcare cost and utilization project. |
| spellingShingle | Nomesh Kumar Kamleshun Ramphul Yogeshwaree Ramphul Renuka Verma Stephanie Mejias Petras Lohana Jyotsnav Joynauth Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States Rheumatology children juvenile arthritis healthcare cost and utilization project. |
| title | Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States |
| title_full | Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States |
| title_short | Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States |
| title_sort | children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the united states |
| topic | children juvenile arthritis healthcare cost and utilization project. |
| url | https://www.termedia.pl/Children-hospitalized-for-juvenile-arthritis-in-the-United-States,18,44906,1,1.html |
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