Hospital care for children with hydrocephalus in the United States: resource utilization, charges, comorbidities, and deaths (2006–2019)
Pediatric hydrocephalus continues to pose a heavy burden in the US. Despite advancements in management, it remains associated with high costs, significant hospital utilization, and substantial morbidity and mortality. ETV admissions were associated with shorter hospital stays and lower costs, and pIVH was associated with particularly high resource utilization and markedly higher in-hospital mortality. Future efforts should focus on reducing mortality and improving care delivery for high-risk subgroups, particularly those with pIVH and birth-related etiologies.
Authors
- Vijay M. Ravindra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4496-7622)
- Muhammad S Ghauri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6387-589X)
- Michael G. Brandel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7422-390X)
- Jay Riva-Cambrin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3526-0139)
- John R. W. Kestle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3634-2312)
- William E. Whitehead (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-5714)
Institutions
- Primary Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Utah (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.7.peds25257
- Primary Topic
- Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00