Hospitalisation after birth of infants: cross sectional analysis of potentially avoidable admissions across England using hospital episode statistics.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Admissions of infants in England have increased substantially but there is little evidence whether this is across the first year or predominately in neonates; and for all or for specific causes. We aimed to characterise this increase, especially those admissions that may be avoidable in the context of postnatal care provision. METHODS:A cross sectional analysis of 1,387,677 infants up to age one admitted to English hospitals between April 2008 and April 2014 using Hospital Episode Statistics and live birth denominators for England from Office for National Statistics. Potentially avoidable conditions were defined through a staged process with a panel. RESULTS:The rate of hospital admission in the first year of life for physiological jaundice, feeding difficulties and gastroenteri

SUBMITTER: Jones E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6302406 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature