Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States

Juvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study....

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Autores principales: Nomesh Kumar, Kamleshun Ramphul, Yogeshwaree Ramphul, Renuka Verma, Stephanie Mejias, Petras Lohana, Jyotsnav Joynauth
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:37d64e623f25404a85e3adb2d0a8adae2021-12-02T17:45:53ZChildren hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States0034-62332084-983410.5114/reum.2021.108356https://doaj.org/article/37d64e623f25404a85e3adb2d0a8adae2021-08-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.termedia.pl/Children-hospitalized-for-juvenile-arthritis-in-the-United-States,18,44906,1,1.htmlhttps://doaj.org/toc/0034-6233https://doaj.org/toc/2084-9834Juvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study. 560 weighted cases were found in 2017. It was more common in females than males (340 females, 220 males), Whites (235 cases), and Medicaid covered 61.6% of all patients with JA (345 cases). The total hospital charges were $25,147,389 while the mean length of stay (LOS) was 4.55 days. The highest number of cases was reported in April 2017.Nomesh KumarKamleshun RamphulYogeshwaree RamphulRenuka VermaStephanie MejiasPetras LohanaJyotsnav JoynauthTermedia Publishing Housearticlechildren juvenile arthritis healthcare cost and utilization project.MedicineRENRheumatology, Vol 59, Iss 4, Pp 270-272 (2021)
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juvenile arthritis
healthcare cost and utilization project.
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juvenile arthritis
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Nomesh Kumar
Kamleshun Ramphul
Yogeshwaree Ramphul
Renuka Verma
Stephanie Mejias
Petras Lohana
Jyotsnav Joynauth
Children hospitalized for juvenile arthritis in the United States
description Juvenile arthritis (JA) is an autoimmune condition affecting children. We used the 2017 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) to evaluate the impact of JA in the United States. The admission data were converted to weighted form and patients between the ages of 0 and 18 (inclusive) were used in our study. 560 weighted cases were found in 2017. It was more common in females than males (340 females, 220 males), Whites (235 cases), and Medicaid covered 61.6% of all patients with JA (345 cases). The total hospital charges were $25,147,389 while the mean length of stay (LOS) was 4.55 days. The highest number of cases was reported in April 2017.
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author Nomesh Kumar
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