Increasing surgical healthcare utilization for infants with congenital anomalies in Texas
Surgical care of CA in infants is associated with significant healthcare utilization, accounting for $4.8 billion (73.4%) of all inpatient charges in 2021 despite representing a minority of admissions. Increasing number of CA organ-systems involved is associated with an increased proportion of patients with surgical admissions and increased median charge of admission.
Authors
- Sundeep G. Keswani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8820-0706)
- Alice King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8661-5011)
- Sarah Peiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9465-0781)
- Beomseok Jeon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2491-3544)
- Timothy C. Lee
- Shannon M. Larabee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4308-3099)
- D. Cabestrero Alonso
- Kathleen Hosek
Institutions
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Surgery
- Published
- 2025-07-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1620628
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00