Pediatric hospital utilization for patients with avoidant restrictive food intake disorder

ConclusionsOur results indicate that the volume of inpatient admissions for patients with ARFID has increased at pediatric hospitals in the U.S. since ARFID was added to ICD-10. Inpatient stays for ARFID are long and costly and associated with readmissions. It is important to identify effective and efficient treatment strategies for ARFID in the future.
Source: Journal of Eating Disorders - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Source Type: research