Retrospective surveillance for intussusception in children aged less than five years at two tertiary care centers in India

Highlights • 75% confirmed cases of intussusception were reported in male children. • Median age of intussusception reported was 8 months. • 71.65% confirmed cases were managed surgically. • Mean duration of stay in hospital for cases of intussusception was 10.2 days.

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Published inVaccine Vol. 32; pp. A95 - A98
Main Authors Singh, J.V, Kamath, V, Shetty, R, Kumar, V, Prasad, R, Saluja, T, Dhingra, M.S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 11.08.2014
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Abdomen
Age
Allergy and Immunology
Child, Preschool
Clinical trials
Developing countries
Diarrhea
Epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Humans
Immunization
India
India - epidemiology
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Intussusception
Intussusception - epidemiology
LDCs
Male
Medical records
Pain
Population Surveillance
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Rotavirus
Rotavirus Vaccines - adverse effects
Schools
Sex Ratio
Studies
Surgery
Tertiary Care Centers
Ultrasonic imaging
Under-five
Vaccination - adverse effects
Vaccines
Viruses
Vomiting
India
Under-five
Rotavirus
Intussusception
India
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Summary:Highlights • 75% confirmed cases of intussusception were reported in male children. • Median age of intussusception reported was 8 months. • 71.65% confirmed cases were managed surgically. • Mean duration of stay in hospital for cases of intussusception was 10.2 days.
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ISSN:0264-410X
1873-2518
DOI:10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.03.007