Interfacility Transfer of Children With Time-Sensitive Surgical Conditions, 2002-2017

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Explores changes in the number of interfacility transfers and travel distance for children with four time-sensitive surgical conditions across nine states between 2002 and 2017. Examines whether the changes in transfers and travel distance varied by patients' urban or rural residence.

Kyle J. Van Arendonk, Elisabeth T. Tracy, Jonathan S. Ellison, et al.

JAMA Network Open, 7(10), e2440251

10/2024

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Access · Children and youth · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Surgery