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OBJECTIVES: To identify the degree of concordance and characterize demographic and clinical differences between commonly used definitions of multisystem medical complexity in children hospitalized in children's hospitals. METHODS: We conducted a…

OBJECTIVE: To compare the characteristics and healthcare utilization of children with medical complexity (CMC) who receive paid certified nursing assistant (CNA) care by a family member (family CNA) and by a traditional non-family member (non-family…

Objective:  To determine the costs and hospital resource use from all PICU patients readmitted with a PICU stay within 12 months of hospital index discharge. Design:  Cross-sectional, retrospective cohort study using Pediatric…

OBJECTIVES: Children with severe chronic illness are a prevalent, impactful, vulnerable group in PICUs, whose needs are insufficiently met by transitory care models and a narrow focus on acute care needs. Thus, we sought to provide a concise…

BACKGROUND: Children with neurologic impairment (NI) are at risk for developing co-occurring chronic conditions, increasing their medical complexity and morbidity. We assessed the prevalence and timing of onset for those conditions in children with…
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