Journal article
Factors affecting hospital charges and length of stay from teenage motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations among United States teenagers, 2002–2007
Accident analysis and prevention, Vol.43(3), pp.595-600
05/2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.07.019
PMID: 21376843
Abstract
▶ Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for teenagers in the United States, and lead to considerable medical costs. ▶ Using data from the National Inpatient Sample for the years 2002–2007, a total of 139,880 teens aged 15–18 were hospitalized for motor vehicle crashes. ▶ Total hospital charges exceeded $1 billion dollars almost every year, with medial hospital charges exceeding $25,000. ▶ Older teens, boys, those with fractures, internal injuries or intracranial injuries, and Medicaid/Medicare as a payer were associated with higher hospital charges and longer lengths of stay.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for all teenagers, and each year a far greater number of teens are hospitalized with non-fatal injuries. This retrospective cohort study used the National Inpatient Sample data to examine hospitalizations from the years 2002 to 2007 for 15–18-year-old teenagers who had been admitted due to a motor vehicle crash. More than 23,000 teens were hospitalized for motor vehicle-related crash injuries each year, for a total of 139,880 over the 6-year period. Total hospital charges exceeded $1 billion almost every year, with a median hospital charge of more than $25,000. Older teens, boys, those with fractures, internal injuries or intracranial injuries, and Medicaid/Medicare as a payer were associated with higher hospital charges and longer lengths of stay. These high charges and hospitalization periods pose a significant burden on teens, their families, and the health care system.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Factors affecting hospital charges and length of stay from teenage motor vehicle crash-related hospitalizations among United States teenagers, 2002–2007
- Creators
- Corinne Peek-Asa - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United StatesJingzhen Yang - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United StatesMarizen Ramirez - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United StatesCara Hamann - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United StatesGang Cheng - University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United States
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Accident analysis and prevention, Vol.43(3), pp.595-600
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aap.2010.07.019
- PMID
- 21376843
- NLM abbreviation
- Accid Anal Prev
- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- eISSN
- 1879-2057
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- name: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC), award: R49CCR703640
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2011
- Academic Unit
- Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Public Policy Center (Archive); Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9983995122502771
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