The Statistical Observation for Pediatric Inpatients.
- Author:
Keun Chan SOHN
1
;
Hyung Ki KO
;
Ho Woong DOH
;
Yeun Ki KIM
;
Esook OH
;
Soon Yong LEE
;
Seung Kyu LEE
;
Du Bong LEE
Author Information
1. The Statistics Committee of Korean Pediatric Association, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Bronchiolitis;
Classification;
Diarrhea;
Hospitalization;
Humans;
Hyperbilirubinemia;
Incidence;
Inpatients*;
Nephritis;
Parasitic Diseases;
Pneumonia;
Respiratory Tract Diseases;
Respiratory Tract Infections
- From:Journal of the Korean Pediatric Society
1980;23(4):261-268
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Statistical analysis according to W.H.O. classification for the patients admitted to 11 hospitals during the years of Jan. 1974 to Dec. 1975 was made. The result obtaind were as follows: 1) Total No. of patients were 15,885 2) Infections and parasitic disease were the most frequent, 4655 cases (29.3%) and respiratory tract disease the next, 3,516 cases(22.13%) 3) Major leading causes of hospitalization were pneumonia, 12.5% of all patients, ingectious diarrhea, hyperbilirubinemia and postmaturity, prematurity, upper respiratory tract infection nephritis and bronchiolitis in order of incidence.
