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The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of being hospitalized, or the period a patient stays in hospital.
definition
Insurance that pays a patient's expenses.
Examples of hospitalization in a Sentence
In some cases, treating mental illness requires hospitalization.
Was falling below research bureau for avoids unnecessary hospitalization.
Surgery and hospitalization may be needed for severe bites.
Upon hospitalization two hours after ingestion symptoms were sinus tachycardia, nausea and vomiting.
Pet medications, x-rays, and hospitalization are just a few of the added costs that can suddenly arise if your pet becomes ill or injured.
This program allows you to have your monthly minimum payment paid for, up to $500 per month, if you face job loss, hospitalization, leave of absence or disability.
These events include hospitalization for 14 days or longer, unpaid leave of absences and death.
His lawyer also stated that there were no other drugs found in Owen's system at the time of his hospitalization.
In the event an owner cannot afford hospitalization, some vets are willing to administer large doses of fluid injected subcutaneously.
If an owner can't afford hospitalization, some vets are willing to administer large doses of fluid, injected just beneath the skin that the dog's body will slowly absorb.
Quarantine treatment is typically required along with hospitalization.
Out of the people that become ill, more than 325,000 people need hospitalization and more than 5,000 cases are fatal.
Rest and replacement of fluids and salt is usually all the treatment that is needed, and hospitalization is rarely required.
After severe heat stroke, hospitalization may be necessary and bed rest is recommended for several days.
Hospitalization is not normally required unless the child is suffering from a serious infection or illness or the seizure itself was abnormally long.
Only a few who are diagnosed require hospitalization, and less than 5 percent require intubation.
Nutrient intake can be restricted by age-related illnesses and conditions, excessive dieting, severe injury, serious illness, a lengthy hospitalization, or substance abuse.
Hospitalization is usually required for severe pneumonia in infants and for keratoconjunctivitis (to prevent blindness).
Schizophrenia has historically been very difficult to treat, usually requiring hospitalization during its acute stage.
Treatment and care for a child with an atrial septal defect can be costly, and some health insurance plans may not cover all expenses associated with a child's hospitalization or surgery.
Treatment and care for a child with congenital cardiovascular defects can be costly, and some health insurance plans may not cover all the expenses associated with a child's hospitalization or surgery.
Every year, 1-2 percent of all babies under 12 months of age require hospitalization due to bronchiolitis.
Children who require hospitalization receive fluids intravenously and supplemental oxygen through a mask or nasal cannulae (small tubes into the openings of the nostrils).
This process may be lengthy and painful and typically requires hospitalization.
Each year about two million people suffer from a more serious head injury, and up to 750,000 of those are severe enough to require hospitalization.
Hospitalization and death are much more likely to occur in children whose immune systems are weakened or who have underlying diseases of the lungs and heart.
Furthermore, claims for vaccine-related injuries are only valid if the effects continued for at least six months following the vaccination or resulted in hospitalization or surgical intervention.
The death-benefit limit of $250,000 does not take into account instances in which prolonged hospitalization preceded death.
Severe dehydration requires medical treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids and may require hospitalization.
Prolonged, severe dehydration requires medical treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids and may require hospitalization.
All of these symptoms require immediate medical attention and hospitalization.
A child with extreme failure to thrive may need hospitalization, during which he or she can be fed and monitored continuously.
Children requiring hospitalization usually stay for approximately two weeks or more to get them out of danger, but many months can pass before the symptoms of malnutrition disappear.
Munchausen syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self-inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness in order to receive medical care or hospitalization.
During a course of treatment, they may be discovered by a hospital employee who encountered them during a previous hospitalization.
Children who are thought to pose potentially life-threatening danger to themselves may require hospitalization, and a referral to a child psychologist or therapist will be necessary.
Children or young adults with thalassemia major may require periodic hospitalization to receive blood transfusions or, in some cases, bone marrow transplants.
Treatment and care for a child with cancer can be costly, and some health insurance plans may not cover all expenses associated with a child's hospitalization or treatment.
The reaction may be persistent and severe, requiring extensive medical treatment and hospitalization.
Before the varicella vaccine (Varivax) was released for use in 1995, nearly all of the 4 million children born each year in the United States contracted chickenpox, resulting in hospitalization in five of every 1,000 cases and 100 deaths.
While influenza virus vaccines cannot give complete protection against flu, they greatly reduce the risk of flu-like infections, reduce the risk of hospitalization, and shorten the duration of these infections.
Both infants and adults may require hospitalization, often in the intensive care unit.
Adults usually recover from E. coli poisoning without medical intervention, but many children require hospitalization for contamination with this organism.
More severe dehydration requires medical treatment with intravenous (IV) fluids and may require hospitalization.
Surgery usually lasts for three to seven hours, and several days of hospitalization are necessary to monitor and treat any complications of the surgery.
Children with chronic illnesses that require frequent hospitalization are more likely to develop PEM.
Hospitalization may be required in some cases.
Hospitalization due to complications of influenza are common in children.
Among those with underlying high-risk conditions, infants younger than six months have the highest hospitalization rates (approximately 10-40 per 100,000 population).
Nearly 75 percent of pertussis cases reported worldwide are in children; half of those children affected require hospitalization.