Journal article
Hospitalizations primarily attributed to dental conditions in the United States in 2008
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Vol.114(3), pp.333-337
09/2012
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.024
PMID: 22862973
Abstract
The objective of this study was to provide estimates of hospitalizations attributed to oral health related conditions in the United States (US).
The nationwide inpatient sample (NIS) of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) for 2008 was used. Hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of dental/oral health–related conditions were identified using ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes.
A total of 50,658 hospital admissions were primarily attributed to oral health–related conditions in 2008. Total US hospitalization charges were $1.218 billion. Total US hospitalization days were 174,496 days.
The current study examines outcomes in patients hospitalized primarily for dental/oral health–related conditions. Of 39,885,120 hospitalizations that occurred in the US, a total of 50,658 (1.27%) were primarily attributed to dental-related conditions. Substantial resources are spent in treating dental-related conditions in hospital settings.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Hospitalizations primarily attributed to dental conditions in the United States in 2008
- Creators
- Veerasathpurush Allareddy - Instructor, Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsMin Kyeong Kim - DMD student, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsSusan Kim - DMD student, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsVeeratrishul Allareddy - Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IowaPraveenkumar Gajendrareddy - Assistant Professor, Department of Periodontology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IllinoisNadeem Y Karimbux - Assistant Dean for Dental Education, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MassachusettsRomesh P Nalliah - Senior Tutor and Instructor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials Sciences, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, Vol.114(3), pp.333-337
- Publisher
- Mosby, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.024
- PMID
- 22862973
- ISSN
- 2212-4403
- eISSN
- 2212-4411
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 09/2012
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984065717402771
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