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Outcomes analyzed included discharged from ED, admitted for less than 24 hours, and admitted for more than 24 hours (prolonged hospitalization). Bivariate analyses and a polytomous logistic regression model identified factors associated with patient disposition.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Five hundred twenty-seven patients met the study criteria (ED discharge = 283 [53%]; inpatient &lt;24 hours = 156 [29%]; inpatient &gt;24 hours = 88 [18%]). The mean length of stay for admissions was 1.9 (SD, 1.5) days. In the regression model, ED discharges had greater odds of presenting to levels 2 to 3 hospitals (level 2: odds ratio [OR], 6.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.66\u201310.39; level 3: OR, 30.98; 95% CI, 10.92\u201387.91) and lower odds of a high poverty status (OR, 0.20; 95% CI, 0.10\u20130.40). Prolonged hospitalizations had greater odds of concomitant injuries (OR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.12\u20134.36).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Admission after ISF is high despite a low risk of deterioration. High-poverty patients presenting to high-acuity medical centers are more commonly admitted for observation. Only presence of concomitant injuries was clinically predictive of prolonged hospitalization. The ability to better stratify risk after pediatric ISF would help providers make more informed decisions regarding ED disposition.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1097\/pec.0000000000001329","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,30]],"date-time":"2017-11-30T18:37:29Z","timestamp":1512067049000},"page":"e146-e151","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Risk Factors for Admission and Prolonged Length of Stay in Pediatric Isolated Skull Fractures"],"prefix":"10.1097","volume":"33","author":[{"given":"Daniel C.","family":"Williams","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Departments of *Pediatrics and \u2020Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anbesaw W.","family":"Selassie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Departments of *Pediatrics and \u2020Public Health Sciences, Medical University of South 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