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Changes in Hospitalization Patterns Among Patients With Congenital Heart Disease During the Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood

Michelle Z. Gurvitz, MD, MS^_*,1,_*, Moira Inkelas, PhD, Maggie Lee, MPH, Karen Stout, MD, Jose Escarce, MD, PhD and Ruey-Kang Chang, MD, MPH^||

^_* Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
University of California, Los Angeles, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, California
Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Department of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
^|| Department of Pediatrics, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California

View larger version (21K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 1 Total Hospitalizations of CHD Patients by Year and Age Category Diamonds = 2000; circles = 2001; triangles = 2002; squares = 2003. CHD = congenital heart disease.

View larger version (16K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 2 Percentage of Admissions Via the ED for CHD Patients by Age Category, 2000 to 2003 CHD = congenital heart disease; ED = emergency department.

View larger version (20K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 3 Total Hospitalizations From ED and Non-ED Sources for CHD Patients by Age Category, 2000 to 2003 Squares = ED admits; circles = non-ED admits. Abbreviations as in Figure 2.

View larger version (23K): [in this window] [in a new window] [Download PPT slide]   Figure 4 Percentage of Admissions Via the ED for CHD and Non-CHD Patients by Age Category, Year 2000 All years (2000 to 2003) showed similar patterns for proportion of admissions via the ED by age. Diamonds = percent ED admits for non-CHD in year 2000 all; circles = percent ED admits for CHD in 2000. Abbreviations as in Figure 2.