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Analysis of Tertiary Hospital Utilization in Pediatric Orthopaedics: a Study Using Nationwide Sample Data from Korea

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Abstract
Background: In the Korean medical system, the severity classification for a specific disease depends primarily on its nationwide admission rate in tertiary hospitals. Inversely, one of the important designation criteria for a tertiary hospital is the hospital's treatment ratio of patients classified as having a specific severe disease. Most diseases requiring pediatric orthopaedic surgery (POS) are not currently classified as high severity in terms of disease severity. We investigated the admission rates for the representative POS diseases in tertiary hospitals and compared these rates with those for adult orthopaedic surgery (AOS) diseases.

Methods: Seven POS diagnoses and three AOS diagnoses were selected based on frequency of admission. Nationwide sample data were used to investigate the admission rates for these representative diagnoses from 2008 to 2017.

Results: Six of the seven frequent POS diagnoses presented high admission rates in tertiary hospitals (62.5-92.3%). In contrast, all frequent AOS diagnoses presented low admission rates in tertiary hospitals.

Conclusion: The admission rates of frequent POS diagnoses in tertiary hospitals are high. Considering that these rates are the most important factors for the classification of disease severity, POS diseases seem to be underestimated in terms of severity. This may lead to a tendency for tertiary hospitals to intentionally reduce the admission of children with POS diseases. As a result, these children may not receive appropriate professional care. Therefore, for the disease severity, POS diseases should be classified differently from general AOS diseases by using different criteria reflecting the patient's age.
Author(s)
강승철박수성박진희배근형
Issued Date
2021
Type
Article
Keyword
Pediatric Orthopaedics Tertiary Hospital Severity
DOI
10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e289
URI
https://oak.ulsan.ac.kr/handle/2021.oak/8343
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Publisher
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
Location
대한민국
Language
영어
ISSN
1011-8934
Citation Volume
36
Citation Number
45
Citation Start Page
289
Citation End Page
0
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