Resource utilization in the management of subglottic stenosis.

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this study was to determine resource utilization in managing subglottic stenosis.

STUDY

DESIGN

The Kids' Inpatient Database (KID) 2003 was analyzed.

SUBJECTS AND

METHODS

International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision code 478.74 was the inclusion criteria.

RESULTS

Two thousand forty-six admissions with subglottic stenosis were sampled; there were 10 deaths (0.49%). States with the most admissions were Ohio, California, and Illinois; these did not have the highest spending per admission. Two hundred eighteen (10.7%) underwent a laryngeal graft procedure; states with the most were Ohio (35.8%), Texas, California, and Florida. Indicators of increased resource utilization include length of stay, nonelective admission, race, primary payer, hospital location, and type.

CONCLUSIONS

For subglottic stenosis, three states account for 37% of admissions, and four states account for 56% of laryngeal graft procedures in 2003. The mean total charges were $53,787; 90% of admissions had total charges less than $139,253. Patients who underwent surgical procedures had total charges of $76,409.