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Puckett Y, Ta A. Socioeconomic Factors Impact Inpatient Mortality in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients. Cureus. 2016;8(5):e624doi: 10.7759/cureus.624.
Puckett, Y., & Ta, A. (2016). Socioeconomic Factors Impact Inpatient Mortality in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients. Cureus, 8(5), e624. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.624
Puckett, Yana, and Ta, Anh. "Socioeconomic Factors Impact Inpatient Mortality in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients." Cureus vol. 8,5 (2016): e624. doi: https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.624
Puckett Y, Ta A. Socioeconomic Factors Impact Inpatient Mortality in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients. Cureus. 2016 May 27;8(5):e624. doi: 10.7759/cureus.624. PMID: 27433403; PMCID: PMC4934790.
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Cureus. 2016 May 27;8(5):e624. doi: 10.7759/cureus.624.

Socioeconomic Factors Impact Inpatient Mortality in Pediatric Lymphoma Patients.

Cureus

Yana Puckett, Anh Ta

Affiliations

  1. Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
  2. School of Medicine, Saint Louis University.

PMID: 27433403 PMCID: PMC4934790 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.624

Abstract

PURPOSE: Our objective was to determine the risk factors for inpatient mortality of pediatric patients diagnosed with lymphoma through the utilization of a large national pediatric database.

METHODS: This cross-sectional study uses data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids' Inpatient Database (HCUP KID) for the year of 2012 to estimate the risk factors for inpatient mortality for pediatric patients diagnosed with lymphoma. All patients diagnosed with lymphoma between the ages of one and 18 years were included. Chi-square test was used to analyze categorical variables. Independent t-test was used to analyze continuous variables.

RESULTS: A total of 2,908 study subjects with lymphoma were analyzed. Of those, 56.1% were male and the average age was three years old. Total inpatient mortality was 1.2% or 34 patients. We found that patients with four or more chronic conditions were much more likely to die while hospitalized (p < 0.0001). In addition, we also saw that patients with median household incomes below $47,999 dollars (p = 0.05) having a need for a major procedure (p = 0.008) were associated with inpatient mortality. Congestive heart failure, renal failure, coagulopathy, metastatic disease, and electrolyte abnormalities were all found to be associated with inpatient mortality.

CONCLUSIONS: Pediatric lymphoma mortality in children is not only influenced by their medical condition but also by their socioeconomic condition as well.

Keywords: chronic illness; lymphoma; pediatric cancer; pediatric malignancies; socioeconomic status

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