Hospital-based care utilization of children with medical complexity in Japan

Few studies have investigated the hospital-based care utilization of children with medical complexity (CMC) in Japan. This study examined the frequency and differences in hospital-based care utilization for CMC according to the level of medical complexity (moderate and severe).Medical records of three pediatric tertiary hospitals in one prefecture were examined in 2014. We examined the number of outpatient visits and of admissions to the...