Interfacility Transfer of Children With Time-Sensitive Surgical Conditions, 2002-2017
In this cross-sectional study of children with time-sensitive surgical conditions, the number of hospitals providing urgent surgical care to children decreased over time. Transfers of care, especially among rural children, and travel distance, especially for those with ovarian and testicular torsion, increased over time.
Authors
- Robert L. Ricca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8679-5438)
- Jonathan S. Ellison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-2429)
- Samir K. Gadepalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8268-8723)
- Adam B. Goldin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3263-9269)
- Elisabeth T. Tracy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3459-2772)
- Katherine T. Flynn‐O’Brien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5450-7278)
- Peter F. Ehrlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6161-1815)
- Matt Hall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-5887)
- Kyle J. Van Arendonk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0367-0881)
- Harold J. Leraas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4556-1218)
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Prisma Health (US)
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- Nationwide Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- Medical College of Wisconsin (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Greenville Memorial Hospital (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital Association (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40251
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44