Hospitalization of patients with Down syndrome in acute care hospitals in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder, and the life expectancy of patients with Down syndrome has increased over the decades. However, the diseases and social problems experienced by patients with Down syndrome remain unknown in Japan. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the disease status of such patients admitted to acute care hospitals in Japan.

Methods

This observational study was conducted using the Diagnosis Procedure Combination data from 2016 to 2021 to evaluate routes of admission, principal diagnoses, comorbidity of dementia, orthopedic surgeries for limb fractures, and discharge destinations of patients with Down syndrome (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision code: Q90).

Results

Overall, 26,195 individuals with Down

SUBMITTER: Yasunami K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11890056 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature