Adult hospitalizations from immigration detention in Louisiana and Texas, 2015–2018

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000432
• Publication Date: 2022-08-03T17:28:57Z
• Authors: Joseph Nwadiuko; Chanelle Diaz; Katherine Yun; Karla Fredricks; Sarah Polk; Sural Shah; Nandita Mitra; Judith A. Long
• Keywords: Immigration detention

Poor health conditions within immigration detention facilities have attracted significant concerns from policymakers and activists alike. There is no systematic data on the causes of hospitalizations or their relative morbidity. The objective this study, therefore, was to analyze facilities, as well percentage necessitating ICU intermediate-ICU (i.e, "step-down") admission types surgical interventional procedures conducted during these hospitalizations. We a cross-sectional study statewide adult (age 18 greater) hospitalization data, with attributed via payor designations (from Immigration Customs Enforcement) geospatial in Texas Louisiana 2015-2018. Our analysis identified 5,215 which 887 met inclusion criteria for analysis. Average age 36 (standard deviation, 13.7), 23.6% were female. most common related infectious diseases (207, 23.3%) psychiatric illness (147, 16.6%). 340 (38.3%) required procedure. Seventy-two (8.1%) 175 (19.5%) intermediate ICU. In relatively young cohort, accompanied Policymakers should mitigate medical risks by improving access care facilities.