Hospital Admission Trends for Bronchiolitis in Scotland, 2001-2016 : A National Retrospective Observational Study

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BACKGROUND: Bronchiolitis is the commonest cause of respiratory related hospital admissions in young children. This study aimed to describe temporal trends in bronchiolitis admissions for children under 2 years of age in Scotland by patient characteristics, socioeconomic deprivation, and duration of admission.

METHODS: The national hospital admissions database for Scotland was used to extract data on all bronchiolitis admissions (International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, code J21) in children <2 years of age from 2001 to 2016. Deprivation quintiles were classified using the 2011 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

RESULTS: Over the 15-year study period, admission rates for children under 2 years old increased 2.20-fold (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.4-3.6-fold) from 17.2 (15.9-18.5) to 37.7 (37.4-38.1) admissions per 1000 children per year. Admissions peaked in infants aged 1 month, and in those born in the 3 months preceding the peak bronchiolitis month-September, October, and November. Admissions from the most-deprived quintile had the highest overall rate of admission, at 40.5 per 1000 children per year (95% CI, 39.5-41.5) compared with the least-deprived quintile, at 23.0 admissions per 1000 children per year (22.1-23.9). The most-deprived quintile had the greatest increase in admissions over time, whereas the least-deprived quintile had the lowest increase. Zero-day admissions, defined as admission and discharge within the same calendar date, increased 5.3-fold (5.1-5.5) over the study period, with the highest increase in patients in the most-deprived quintile.

CONCLUSIONS: This study provides baseline epidemiological data to aid policy makers in the strategic planning of preventative interventions. With the majority of bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and several RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibodies currently in clinical trials, understanding national trends in bronchiolitis admissions is an important proxy for determining potential RSV vaccination strategies.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:222

Enthalten in:

The Journal of infectious diseases - 222(2020), Suppl 7 vom: 07. Okt., Seite S592-S598

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chung, Alexandria [VerfasserIn]
Reeves, Rachel M [VerfasserIn]
Nair, Harish [VerfasserIn]
Campbell, Harry [VerfasserIn]
RESCEU investigators [VerfasserIn]
Reeves, Rachel M [Sonstige Person]
Li, You [Sonstige Person]
Campbell, Harry [Sonstige Person]
Nair, Harish [Sonstige Person]
van Wijhe, Maarten [Sonstige Person]
Fischer, Thea Kølsen [Sonstige Person]
Simonsen, Lone [Sonstige Person]
Trebbien, Ramona [Sonstige Person]
Tong, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Bangert, Mathieu [Sonstige Person]
Demont, Clarisse [Sonstige Person]
Lehtonen, Toni [Sonstige Person]
Heikkinen, Terho [Sonstige Person]
Teirlinck, Anne [Sonstige Person]
van Boven, Michiel [Sonstige Person]
van der Hoek, Wim [Sonstige Person]
van der Maas, Nicoline [Sonstige Person]
Meijer, Adam [Sonstige Person]
Fernandez, Liliana Vazquez [Sonstige Person]
Bøas, Håkon [Sonstige Person]
Bekkevold, Terese [Sonstige Person]
Flem, Elmira [Sonstige Person]
Stona, Luca [Sonstige Person]
Speltra, Irene [Sonstige Person]
Giaquinto, Carlo [Sonstige Person]
Cheret, Arnaud [Sonstige Person]
Leach, Amanda [Sonstige Person]
Stoszek, Sonia [Sonstige Person]
Beutels, Philippe [Sonstige Person]
Bont, Louis [Sonstige Person]
Pollard, Andrew [Sonstige Person]
Openshaw, Peter [Sonstige Person]
Abram, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Swanson, Kena [Sonstige Person]
Rosen, Brian [Sonstige Person]
Molero, Eva [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Acute respiratory infection
Bronchiolitis
Hospital admissions
Infants
Journal Article
Observational Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Vaccines
Respiratory virus

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.03.2021

Date Revised 15.03.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/infdis/jiaa323

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313692173