Too much? Mortality and health service utilisation among Danish children 1999-2016: A register-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To describe the temporal development of mortality and health service utilisation defined as in- and outpatient hospital contacts, contacts with general practitioner and specialists, and prescribed dispensed medication among Danish children 0-5 years of age from 1999 to 2016.

Design

Register-based descriptive study.

Participants

All children born in Denmark in the period 1994-2016 followed until 5 years of age.

Main outcome measures

Annual incidence rates of mortality and health service utilisation outcomes, and incidence rate ratios compared to the reference calendar year 1999. The new measure of post-discharge mortality is presented.

Results

Post-discharge mortality decreased from 1999 to 2016, IRR2016 = 0.49 (95% CI: 0.36 to 0.66). Total con

SUBMITTER: Jensen A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6821095 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature