Home Treatment of XXXX According to Comorbid Conditions.

@entity1150 @entity1 @entity1151
BACKGROUND: Cautious exploration of the safety of home treatment of @entity1150 has been recommended by many. Our goal was to identify categories of @entity1 with @entity1150 who typically are hospitalized, and categories frequently treated at home. METHODS: The Nationwide Emergency Department Sample and the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2007-2012, were used to determine the number of @entity1 seen in emergency departments throughout the US with @entity1150 and no diagnosis of @entity1151 , the proportion of such @entity1 hospitalized according to comorbid conditions and age, the proportion discharged early ( <=2 days), and charges for hospitalization and emergency department visits. RESULTS: From 2007-2012, home treatment was selected for 905,152 of 2,671,452 (33.9%) @entity1 with @entity1150 . Home treatment was more frequent in those with no comorbid conditions than with comorbid conditions, 58.0% compared with 15.5% (P <.0001). Early discharge ( <=2 days) was in 23.9% with no comorbid conditions, compared with 12.8% with comorbid conditions. Among @entity1 aged 18-50 years, home treatment was selected in 62.9% with no comorbid conditions, compared with 24.2% with comorbid conditions (P <.0001). Among hospitalized @entity1 with no comorbid conditions, 40.7% were aged 18-50 years. Their charges for hospitalization in 2012 were  494 million. CONCLUSION: @entity1 aged 50 years or younger with @entity1150 and no comorbid conditions appear to be a group that can be targeted for more frequent home treatment, which would save millions of dollars.
