Faculty Opinions recommendation of Use of Pediatric Health Information System database to study the trends in the incidence, management, etiology, and outcomes due to pediatric acute liver failure in the United States from 2008 to 2013.

Abstract In this study, we evaluated posaconazole use among hospitalized children between October 2006 and September 2015 using data from the Pediatric Health Information System. A total of 878 children (in 1949 admissions) received posaconazole, and administration increased 22% per year overall and 27% per year in children aged <13 years for whom the drug was not approved.

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Hospital admission rates for pediatric multiple sclerosis in the United States using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS)

Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders ◽

10.1016/j.msard.2016.05.018 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

pp. 5-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Amy M. Lavery ◽

Brenda L. Banwell ◽

Geraldine Liu ◽

Amy T. Waldman

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Multiple Sclerosis ◽

Information System ◽

Hospital Admission ◽

Health Information ◽

Health Information System ◽

The United States ◽

Pediatric Health ◽

Admission Rates ◽

Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis

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Complications and Cost of Syndactyly Reconstruction in the United States: Analysis of the Pediatric Health Information System

Hand ◽

10.1177/1558944716668816 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 327-334 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Maria F. Canizares ◽

Lanna Feldman ◽

Patricia E. Miller ◽

Peter M. Waters ◽

Donald S. Bae

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Information System ◽

Health Information ◽

Orthopedic Surgery ◽

Complication Rate ◽

Health Information System ◽

The United States ◽

Pediatric Health ◽

Pediatric Hospitals ◽

Pediatric Orthopedic

Background: Syndactyly is one of the most common congenital differences of the upper extremity and offers an exceptional opportunity to evaluate value-based care in pediatric orthopedic surgery. We designed a study to characterize complications and cost associated to syndactyly surgery among US pediatric hospitals. Methods: A total of 2047 patients were identified for syndactyly surgery at 38 pediatric hospitals from 2009 to 2012 using the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) database. We examined costs as well as complication rates across hospitals stratified by patient and hospital variables. Results: The postoperative complication rate was 1.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.3%-2.5%). Postoperative infection rate was 1.6% and surgical complication rate was 0.3%. Median adjusted standardized cost was $4112.5 (interquartile range: $2979-$6049). Patients with more than 1 diagnosis had 19 times higher risk of complications and were associated with 13% more hospital cost than those with syndactyly as single diagnosis ( P < .001). Finally, there was a wide variation in cost across hospitals; 8 (21%) yielded confidence limits above the benchmarked value. Conclusions: In the United States, it is important to recognize variations in practice of syndactyly surgery in hopes of developing quality improvement strategies in pediatric orthopedic surgery.

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