Patterns of Outpatient Follow-up Visits After Hospitalizations for Acute Bronchiolitis

Daniel J Shapiro; Ann Chen Wu; Adam L Hersh; Eric R Coon

doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2112

Patterns of Outpatient Follow-up Visits After Hospitalizations for Acute Bronchiolitis

JAMA Pediatr. 2023 Sep 1;177(9):966-967. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2112.

Authors

Daniel J Shapiro¹, Ann Chen Wu², Adam L Hersh³, Eric R Coon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Primary Children's Hospital, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City.

PMID: 37428474
PMCID: PMC10334290 (available on 2024-07-10)
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.2112

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study examines the associations of posthospitalization follow-up with emergency department visits, readmissions, and use of nonrecommended medications among children with bronchiolitis.

MeSH terms

Bronchiolitis* / therapy
Emergency Service, Hospital
Follow-Up Studies
Hospitalization
Humans
Outpatients*
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors