Childhood hospitalisation and related deaths in Hanoi, Vietnam: a tertiary hospital database analysis from 2007 to 2014.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe hospital admission and emergency visit rates and potential risk factors of prolonged hospitalisation and death among children in Hanoi.

Study design

A retrospective study reviewed 212 216 hospitalisation records of children (aged 0-17) who attended the Vietnam National Children's Hospital in Hanoi between 2007 and 2014. Four indicators were analysed and reported: (1) rate of emergency hospital visits, (2) rate of hospitalisation, (3) length of hospital stay and (4) number of deaths. The risk of prolonged hospitalisation was investigated using Cox proportion hazard, and the risk of death was investigated through logistic regressions.

Results

During 2007-2014, the average annual rate of emergency visits was 2.2 per 1000 children and the rate of hos

SUBMITTER: Nguyen NTT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5642783 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature