Characteristics of Inpatient Hospital Stays Involving Sickle Cell Disease, 2000–2016

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This Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief presents statistics on inpatient stays among patients with SCD. Historical trends are presented by patient age from 2000 through 2016 using the National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (NIS). Characteristics of inpatient stays with and without SCD are examined in 2016, overall and by whether SCD (i.e., a principal diagnosis) or a secondary diagnosis (i.e., a condition that coexists at the time of the inpatient stay) was the reason for the stay. SCD-related stays are examined with respect to whether a pain crisis was present. Additionally, costs, length of stay, and 30-day all-cause readmission rates following stays involving SCD are provided. Finally, the location of inpatient hospital care for patients with SCD is shown. Because of the large sample size of the HCUP NIS, small differences can be statistically significant. Thus, only percentage differences greater than or equal to 10 percent are noted in the text. For further information on the methodology, see the Data Source and Definitions sections at the end of this Statistical Brief.