Becker's Healthcare February 13, 2024
Black and Hispanic children are more likely to experience safety events than white children, a new study found.
The study, published Feb. 12 in Pediatrics, analyzed a national sample of hospitalizations from the 2019 Kids’ Inpatient Database. For every 10,000 discharges, pediatric safety indicators were 331.4 for neonatal bloodstream infection; 267.5 for postoperative respiratory failure; 114.9 for postoperative sepsis; 29.5 for postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma; 5.6 for central-line bloodstream infection; 3.5 for accidental puncture or laceration; and 0.7 for iatrogenic pneumothorax.
For five of the seven safety indicators, Black and Hispanic children had significantly greater...
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