Mental Health Conditions and Unplanned Hospital Readmissions in Children.

Objective: Mental health conditions (MHCs) are prevalent among hospitalized children and could influence the success of hospital discharge. We assessed the relationship between MHCs and 30-day readmissions.

Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study of the 2013 Nationwide Readmissions Database included 512,997 hospitalizations of patients ages 3 to 21 years for the 10 medical and 10 procedure conditions with the highest number of 30-day readmissions.

Issues Identified by Postdischarge Contact after Pediatric Hospitalization: A Multisite Study.

Background: Many hospitals are considering contacting hospitalized patients soon after discharge to help with issues that arise.

Objective: To (1) describe the prevalence of contactidentified postdischarge issues (PDI) and (2) assess characteristics of children with the highest likelihood of having a PDI.

Design, Setting, Patients: A retrospective analysis of hospital-initiated follow-up contact for 12,986 children discharged from January 2012 to July 2015 from 4 US children's hospitals.

Postacute Care after Pediatric Hospitalizations for a Primary Mental Health Condition.

Objectives: To determine the proportion of US children hospitalized for a primary mental health condition who are discharged to postacute care (PAC); whether PAC discharge is associated with demographic, clinical, and hospital characteristics; and whether PAC use varies by state.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study of a nationally representative sample of US acute care hospitalizations for children ages 2-20 years with a primary mental health diagnosis, using the 2009 and 2012 Kids' Inpatient Databases. Discharge to PAC was used as a proxy for transfer to an inpatient mental health facility.

Community childhood injury surveillance: an emergency department-based model.

Objective: To describe the use of an emergency department (ED)-based injury surveillance model to determine the incidence and mechanisms of nonfatal injuries among children living in Cabrini Green, a poor urban community.

Methods: Using ED records and census data, population-based injury rates were determined for a retrospective cohort of children, 0 to 14 years old, (N = 3908) with nonfatal injuries resulting in ED treatment between January 1994 and December 1998.

Results: There were 1950 nonfatal injuries during the 5-year study period (annual injury incidence of 998/10,000).