Emergency department utilization among pediatric spina bifida patients.

CONCLUSION: Pediatric patients with spina bifida presenting to a single center emergency department were most likely to present with shunt and urinary concerns; these patients were most likely to be admitted. This potentially suggests that improving outpatient care for bladder management may decrease emergency department use among this population. PMID: 31744029 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine - November 21, 2019 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Pediatr Rehabil Med Source Type: research