Acute respiratory infections in hospitalised infants with congenital heart disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the overall burden and outcomes of acute respiratory infections in paediatric inpatients with congenital heart disease (CHD).

Methods

This is a retrospective cross-sectional study of non-neonates <1 year with CHD in the Kid's Inpatient Database from 2012. We compared demographics, clinical characteristics, cost, length of stay, and mortality rate for those with and without respiratory infections. We also compared those with respiratory infections who had critical CHD versus non-critical CHD. Multi-variable regression analyses were done to look for associations between respiratory infections and mortality, length of stay, and cost.

Results

Of the 28,696 infants with CHD in our sample, 26% had respiratory infections. Respiratory infection-associated

SUBMITTER: Ahuja N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058167 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature