Characteristics and Resource Utilization of Hospitalized Children With Somatic Symptoms
The findings of this study revealed significant variability in the management of hospitalized patients diagnosed with SSRDs. Future studies to assess the benefit of clinical pathways for SSRDs to standardize management and potentially reduce health care cost by limiting unnecessary evaluation are needed.
Authors
- Elizabeth Mannino Avila
- Christiane Lenzen
- Manaswitha Khare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2371-7875)
- Tiranun Rungvivatjarus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-8693)
- M. La Camera
- Aarti Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-0392)
- Erin Stucky Fisher
- Kelly Roelf
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Hospital Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-12-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2024-007847
- Primary Topic
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00