Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Raol N, Zogg CK, Boss EF, Weissman JS. Inpatient Pediatric Tonsillectomy. Otolaryngology 2015, 154: 486-493. PMID: 26701174, PMCID: PMC8278804, DOI: 10.1177/0194599815621739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChildren's teaching hospitalLength of stayInpatient tonsillectomyTeaching hospitalNonteaching hospitalsInpatient DatabaseHospital typeRisk-adjusted generalized linear modelsRisk-adjusted logistic regressionNational estimatesInpatient pediatric tonsillectomyMajor perioperative complicationsKids' Inpatient DatabaseClustering of patientsCost of careYears of ageCross-sectional analysisSystem-level factorsPerioperative complicationsPatient factorsPediatric tonsillectomyHospital costsHigher oddsClaims dataTonsillectomy