Hospital Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Pulpal and Periapical Disease in the United States in 2006

Romesh P Nalliah; Veeratrishul Allareddy; Satheesh Elangovan; Nadeem Karimbux; Min Kyeong Lee; Praveenkumar Gajendrareddy; Veerasathpurush Allareddy

doi:10.1016/j.joen.2010.09.006

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Hospital Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Pulpal and Periapical Disease in the United States in 2006

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Hospital Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Pulpal and Periapical Disease in the United States in 2006

Romesh P Nalliah, Veeratrishul Allareddy, Satheesh Elangovan, Nadeem Karimbux, Min Kyeong Lee, Praveenkumar Gajendrareddy and Veerasathpurush Allareddy

Journal of endodontics, Vol.37(1), pp.6-9

2011

DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.09.006

PMID: 21146067

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Abstract

Relatively localized conditions such as infection of the pulp or periapical tissues if left untreated could spread and require hospital care. The objectives of this study were to assess the prevalence of such hospital-based emergency department (ED) visits, to quantify hospital charges associated with those visits, and to identify characteristics of those members of the population who are likely to make such visits. The experimental design of this study involves the use of The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample for the year 2006. All discharges with a primary diagnosis code for pulpal and periapical diseases (International Classification of Disease, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] code of 522) were selected for analysis. All estimates were projected to national levels using the discharge weight variables. In the United States, during the year 2006, a total of 403,149 ED visits had a primary diagnosis code for pulp and periapical diseases. The average patient age was 32.9 years. The mean hospital charge for ED visits was $480, and the total charges for all the ED visits in the United States was $163,692,957. Among the ED visits, 5,721 were admitted to the same hospital for inpatient care. The mean length of stay after hospitalization was 2.95 days. The uninsured (39.92%) constituted the largest proportion of all ED visits. This study identifies high-risk groups that are likely to present to hospital-based EDs for the treatment of pulp and periapical diseases. This highlights the need for significant resources to treat such patients in a hospital care setting.

epidemiology

Access to care

outcomes

periapical lesions

pulpal lesions

hospitalizations

public health

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Title: Subtitle: Hospital Emergency Department Visits Attributed to Pulpal and Periapical Disease in the United States in 2006
Creators: Romesh P Nalliah - Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Veeratrishul Allareddy - Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Satheesh Elangovan - Department of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Nadeem Karimbux - Department of Oral Medicine, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Min Kyeong Lee - Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Praveenkumar Gajendrareddy - Department of Periodontics, University Of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
Veerasathpurush Allareddy - Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of endodontics, Vol.37(1), pp.6-9
DOI: 10.1016/j.joen.2010.09.006
PMID: 21146067
NLM abbreviation: J Endod
ISSN: 0099-2399
eISSN: 1878-3554
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 2011
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Radiology; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine; Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics; Periodontics
Record Identifier: 9984066097802771

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