Table 1.
Characteristics of newborns with lumbar punctures being performed versus all other newborns in the United States, 2009
|
Newborn Characteristics | ||
|---|---|---|
| |
Term newborns with LP 13,694 |
All other term newborns 3,684,437 |
| National Estimated Total | Percent (95% CI) | Percent (95% CI) |
|
Gender | ||
| Female |
43.1 (42.0–44.2) |
48.6 (48.5–48.8) |
|
Payer type | ||
| Medicaid |
51.9 (49.4–54.4) |
45.1 (43.8–46.4) |
| Private |
41.3 (38.6–44.1) |
47.8 (46.4–49.1) |
| Uninsured |
3.9 (3.1–4.8) |
4.4 (4.0–4.8) |
| Other |
3.0 (2.3–3.9) |
2.8 (2.5–3.0) |
|
Income Quartile | ||
| First (<40 k, US$) |
30.9 (27.7–34.2) |
27.8 (26.5–29.0) |
| Second (40–49 k, US$) |
24.2 (22.0–26.5) |
26.2 (25.4–27.1) |
| Third (50–65 k, US$) |
24.0 (22.4–25.7) |
24.9 (24.1–25.7) |
| Fourth (>66 k, US$) |
21.0 (17.2–25.4) |
21.1 (19.9–22.5) |
|
Hospital type | ||
| Urban |
94.8 (93.6–95.7) |
87.3 (86.6–87.9) |
| Teaching |
60.8 (56.0–65.4) |
43.1 (41.3–44.9) |
| Children’s |
23.0 (17.0–30.3) |
11.2 (9.2–13.6) |
|
Hospital Region | ||
| South |
38.5 (33.9–49.4) |
38.4 (36.7–40.1) |
| Northeast |
21.2 (17.8–25.1) |
15.9 (14.8–17.0) |
| West |
20.9 (16.0–26.8) |
24.2 (22.9–25.4) |
| Midwest |
19.4 (16.2–23.0) |
21.6 (20.5–22.7) |
|
Diagnosis | ||
| Any respiratory diagnosis |
50.8 (49.0–52.5) |
5.9 (5.8–6.1) |
| Any infection |
49.2 (46.4–51.9) |
1.3 (1.2–1.4) |
| Temperature instability |
14.0 (12.7–15.3) |
3.3 (3.1–3.5) |
| Meningitis | 2.7 (2.2–3.3) | 0.0017 (0.0012–0.0023) |