Appropriateness of pediatric hospitalization in a general hospital in Kuwait

Magdy H Shafik 1, Tarek M M Seoudi, Tarek S Raway, Nowair Z Al Harbash, Meshal M A Ahmad, Hanan F Al Mutairi

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01 January 2012

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doi: 10.1159/000339084

Abstract

Objectives: To determine the rate of inappropriate pediatric admissions using the Pediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (PAEP) and to examine variables associated with inappropriateness of admissions.

Subjects and methods: A prospective study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics, Farwania General Hospital, Kuwait, to examine successive admissions for appropriateness of admission as well as several sociodemographic characteristics over a 5-month period (August 2010 to December 2010). A total of 1,022 admissions were included.

Results: Of the 1,022 admissions, 416 (40.7%) were considered inappropriate. Factors associated with a higher rate of inappropriate admission included older age of patients and self-referral.

Conclusion: The rate of inappropriate hospitalization of children was high in Farwania Hospital, Kuwait, probably due to the relatively free health care services, parental preference for hospital care, easy access to hospital services, and insufficient education about the child's condition.

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