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- Rushworth, RL, et al.
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Hospital Admission Patterns in Children with CAH: Admission Rates and Adrenal Crises Decline with Age
- 2016
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Ingår i: International journal of endocrinology. - : Hindawi Limited. - 1687-8337 .- 1687-8345. ; 2016, s. 5748264-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- 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<0.001. Children aged up to one year had the highest number of admissions (n=149) and six ACs (four in males). There were 21 ACs recorded for children aged 1–5 years. Older CAH children had fewer admissions and fewer ACs. No in-hospital deaths were recorded.Conclusions. Admission for medical problems in CAH children declines with age. An AC was recorded in 6.5% of the admissions, with the majority of ACs occurring in the 1 to 5 years age group and there were no deaths.
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