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Hospitalizations and Emergency Room Visits for Adolescents and Young Adults with Muscular Dystrophy Living in South Carolina
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Aug 14 2015
Source: Muscle Nerve. 52(5):714-721.
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Alternative Title:Muscle Nerve
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Description:Introduction
Transitioning from adolescence to adulthood can be problematic for individuals with rare disabilities such as muscular dystrophy (MD).
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We identified a cohort of 220 individuals with MD and 440 matched comparison individuals and measured emergency room (ER) and inpatient (IP) encounters for the years 2000 through 2010, using all-payer hospital discharge uniform billing data. We compared ER and IP use rates for people with and without MD, and for 15 - 19 year-olds with MD to 20 - 24 year-olds with MD.
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ER and IP use rates were significantly higher among individuals with MD than in the comparison group. Additionally, ER and IP use rates were significantly higher in the 20-24 year age group than in 15-19 year-olds.
Discussion
Additional research is needed to examine whether increased ER and IP use in young adults is attributable to difficulties in healthcare transition versus increased disease severity.
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Pubmed ID:25665090
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC4530078
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