Septic Arthritis in Children: A Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Western Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the incidence, risk factors and long-term outcomes in children hospitalised with septic arthritis (SA) in Western Australia (WA).

Methods

We extracted state-wide longitudinally linked administrative health data for patients aged < 16 years with a first diagnostic code of 711.X (ICD9-CM) and M00.X (ICD10-AM) in WA in the period 1990-2010. Annual incidence rates (AIR) per 100,000 with 95% confidence intervals (CIs), prior conditions during a median lookback period of 63.2 [interquartile range (IQR) 19.8-117.1] months and outcomes, including standardised mortality rates (SMR), during a median follow-up of 10 years are reported.

Results

A total of 891 patients [62% male, median age 6.4 (IQR 1.9-10.6) years with 34% aged < 3 years] were admitted for S

SUBMITTER: Nossent JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8217357 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature