Hospital Admission Patterns in Children with CAH: Admission Rates and Adrenal Crises Decline with Age
| Autor: | R. Louise Rushworth, Henrik Falhammar, Craig F. Munns, Ann M. Maguire, David J. Torpy |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Endocrinology, Vol 2016 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1687-8337 1687-8345 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2016/5748264 |
| Popis: | Objective. To examine patterns of hospitalisation for acute medical conditions in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). Design. A retrospective study of hospitalisation using administrative data. Setting. All hospitals in NSW, Australia. Patients. All patients admitted with CAH and a random sample of admissions in patients aged 0 to 18 years without adrenal insufficiency (AI). Main Outcome Measures. Admissions and comorbidities by age and sex. Results. Of 573 admissions for medical problems in CAH children, 286 (49.9%) were in males, and 236 (41.2%) had a principal diagnosis of CAH or had an adrenal crisis (AC). 37 (6.5%) ACs were recorded. An infection was found in 43.5% (n=249) of the CAH patient admissions and 51.7% (n=1613) of the non-AI group, p |
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