Hospitalizations primarily attributed to dental conditions in the United States in 2008

Veerasathpurush Allareddy; Min Kyeong Kim; Susan Kim; Veeratrishul Allareddy; Praveenkumar Gajendrareddy; Nadeem Y Karimbux; Romesh P Nalliah

doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.024

Hospitalizations primarily attributed to dental conditions in the United States in 2008

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2012 Sep;114(3):333-7. doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.024.

Authors

Veerasathpurush Allareddy¹, Min Kyeong Kim, Susan Kim, Veeratrishul Allareddy, Praveenkumar Gajendrareddy, Nadeem Y Karimbux, Romesh P Nalliah

Affiliation

¹ Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

PMID: 22862973
DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2012.03.024

Abstract

Objective: The objective of this study was to provide estimates of hospitalizations attributed to oral health related conditions in the United States (US).

Study design: The nationwide inpatient sample (NIS) of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) for 2008 was used. Hospital admissions with a primary diagnosis of dental/oral health-related conditions were identified using ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes.

Results: A total of 50,658 hospital admissions were primarily attributed to oral health-related conditions in 2008. Total US hospitalization charges were $1.218 billion. Total US hospitalization days were 174,496 days.

Conclusions: The current study examines outcomes in patients hospitalized primarily for dental/oral health-related conditions. Of 39,885,120 hospitalizations that occurred in the US, a total of 50,658 (1.27%) were primarily attributed to dental-related conditions. Substantial resources are spent in treating dental-related conditions in hospital settings.

MeSH terms

Adult
Catchment Area, Health / statistics & numerical data
Cohort Studies
Comorbidity
Dentofacial Deformities / epidemiology
Home Care Services / statistics & numerical data
Hospital Bed Capacity / statistics & numerical data
Hospital Charges / statistics & numerical data
Hospital Mortality
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitals / classification
Hospitals, Teaching / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Insurance, Health / statistics & numerical data
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Mouth Diseases / epidemiology*
Patient Admission / statistics & numerical data
Patient Discharge / statistics & numerical data
Patient Transfer / statistics & numerical data
Periodontal Diseases / epidemiology
Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data
Salivary Gland Diseases / epidemiology
Tooth Diseases / epidemiology*
United States / epidemiology
Young Adult