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Does surgical subspecialization in pediatrics provide high-quality, cost-effective patient care?
B W Snow1, P C Catwright, M D Young
1Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84113, USA.
Pediatrics
|January 1, 1996
Abstract
Objective:
To determine if pediatric surgical subspecialization provides cost-effective, high-quality pediatric patient care.
Methods:
Ureteroneocystostomy inpatients over 4 years were studied. Hospital charges and complications were compared between general urologists and fellowship-trained pediatric urologists.
Results:
Hospital charges were significantly less ($1095) for patients under the care of a pediatric urologist. Complication rates were also lower.
Conclusions:
Pediatric urology subspecialization offers high-quality, cost-effective pediatric patient care.