Trisomy 18 Trends over the Last 20 Years

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 239; pp. 206 - 211.e1
• Main Authors: Fick, Tyler A., Sexson Tejtel, S. Kristen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Adolescent; Cardiac Surgical Procedures - trends; Child; Child, Preschool; Databases, Factual; Female; Gastrostomy - trends; hospitalization; Hospitalization - trends; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Male; pediatrics; Practice Patterns, Physicians' - trends; Retrospective Studies; Tracheostomy - trends; trisomy 18; Trisomy 18 Syndrome - complications; Trisomy 18 Syndrome - mortality; Trisomy 18 Syndrome - surgery; United States; United States; ICD-9; ICD-10; hospitalization; pediatrics; HCUP; KID; trisomy 18

To evaluate the trends in hospitalizations for children with trisomy 18 over time and to determine the rate of invasive procedures on these children, using a large inpatient database. A retrospective analysis using the Kids’ Inpatient Database from 1997 to 2016 was performed for trisomy 18. We evalu...