2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
2010 Neurological Institute Outcomes - Cleveland Clinic
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Epilepsy<br />
Pediatric Epilepsy: Effect of Treatment on Healthcare Utilization<br />
Treatment benefits for patients in the pediatric age group also extended beyond the improvements seen in<br />
seizure frequency and severity.<br />
Hospitalizations in Surgically Treated Pediatric Epilepsy Patients (N = 66)<br />
2009 – <strong>2010</strong><br />
Number of Hospitalizations<br />
3<br />
2<br />
1<br />
0<br />
Before After<br />
Surgery<br />
Healthcare utilization improved significantly from the initial visit to the last follow-up. This was determined based on<br />
a reduction in the number of hospitalizations in the three months preceding the visit, which decreased from a mean<br />
of 0.41 hospitalizations over three months (± 0.07) at initial visit to a mean of 0.11 (± 0.01) at last visit (P = 0.0034).<br />
This represents an approximately 75 percent reduction in frequency of hospitalization. N = pediatric patients with greater<br />
than three months of follow-up. Mean duration of follow-up was 10.5 months.<br />
<strong>Outcomes</strong> <strong>2010</strong>
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