Comparing automatic and as-needed follow-up after hospital discharge for children with common infections

You may qualify if

• Age <18 years at the time of randomization
• Hospitalization due to a primary diagnosis of pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infection, acute gastroenteritis, or urinary tract infection.
• Parent speaks English or Spanish.

You can't join if

• Presence of a comorbid disease that is both chronic and complex
• Principal disease required surgical intervention (beyond superficial incision and drainage)
• Immunodeficiency
• A well-child check-up or post-hospitalization follow-up visit is already scheduled within 7 days of hospital discharge
• Parent or participant strongly prefers PRN or automatic follow-up
• A medical provider feels strongly that a post-hospitalization follow-up visit is needed within 7 days of hospital discharge
• Sibling concurrently hospitalized
• Unable to identify a clinic where the participant would receive any needed post-hospitalization follow-up
• Diagnosis of pneumonia complicated by: o Receiving a chest tube
• Diagnosis of urinary tract infection complicated by:; History of neurogenic bladder or urologic surgery; Renal imaging anticipated within 7 days of hospital discharge; Renal abscess
• Diagnosis of skin and soft tissue infection complicated by:; Chronic wound; Postoperative infection; Predisposition to poor wound healing; Discharging with a drain in place; Complicated by necrotizing fasciitis or toxic shock syndrome
• Diagnosis of gastroenteritis complicated by:; Hemolytic uremic syndrome