The cost of a pediatric neurocritical care program for traumatic brain injury: a retrospective cohort study

• Main Authors: Steven W. Howard (Author), Zidong Zhang (Author), Paula Buchanan (Author), Stephanie L. Bernell (Author), Christine Williams (Author), Lindsey Pearson (Author), Michael Huetsch (Author), Jeff Gill (Author), Jose A. Pineda (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Inpatient care for children with severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) is expensive, with inpatient charges averaging over $70,000 per case (Hospital Inpatient, Children Only, National Statistics. Diagnoses- clinical classification software (CCS) principal diagnosis category 85 co...