Do hospital pressures change following rotavirus vaccine introduction? A retrospective database analysis in a large paediatric hospital in the UK.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hospitals in the UK are under increasing clinical and financial pressures. Following introduction of childhood rotavirus vaccination in the UK in 2013, rotavirus gastroenteritis (RVGE) hospitalisations reduced significantly. We evaluated changes in 'hospital pressures' (demand on healthcare resources and staff) following rotavirus vaccine introduction in a paediatric setting in the UK.

Design

Retrospective hospital database analysis between July 2007 and June 2015.

Setting

A large paediatric hospital providing primary, secondary and tertiary care in Merseyside, UK.

Participants

Hospital admissions aged <15 years. Outcomes were calculated for four different patient groups identified through diagnosis coding (International Classification of Disease, 10t

SUBMITTER: Heinsbroek E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6530452 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature