{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Harron K"],"funding":["Economic and Social Research Council","Medical Research Council","National Institute for Health Research (NIHR)","Wellcome Trust"],"pagination":["31-39"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC5750429"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["27(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare emergency hospital use for infants in Ontario (Canada) and England.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a population-based data linkage study in infants born ≥34 weeks' gestation between 2010 and 2013 in Ontario (n=253 930) and England (n=1 361 128). Outcomes within 12 months of postnatal discharge were captured in hospital records. The primary outcome was all-cause unplanned admissions. Secondary outcomes included emergency department (ED) visits, any unplanned hospital contact (either ED or admission) and mortality. Multivariable regression was used to evaluate risk factors for infant admission.<h4>Results</h4>The percentage of infants with ≥1 unplanned admission was substantially lower in Ontario (7.9% vs 19.6% in England) while the percentage attending ED but not "],"journal":["BMJ quality & safety"],"pubmed_title":["International comparison of emergency hospital use for infants: data linkage cohort study in Canada and England."],"pmcid":["PMC5750429"],"funding_grant_id":["103975/A/14/Z","ES/L007517/1","HDR-2008","MR/K006584/1","HDR-9006","103975/Z/14/Z","NF-SI-0616-10097","HDR-9002","HDR-9003"],"pubmed_authors":["Cromwell D","Harron K","Gilbert R","Guttmann A","van der Meulen J","Oddie S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"International comparison of emergency hospital use for infants: data linkage cohort study in Canada and England.","description":"<h4>Objectives</h4>To compare emergency hospital use for infants in Ontario (Canada) and England.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a population-based data linkage study in infants born ≥34 weeks' gestation between 2010 and 2013 in Ontario (n=253 930) and England (n=1 361 128). Outcomes within 12 months of postnatal discharge were captured in hospital records. The primary outcome was all-cause unplanned admissions. Secondary outcomes included emergency department (ED) visits, any unplanned hospital contact (either ED or admission) and mortality. Multivariable regression was used to evaluate risk factors for infant admission.<h4>Results</h4>The percentage of infants with ≥1 unplanned admission was substantially lower in Ontario (7.9% vs 19.6% in England) while the percentage attending ED but not ","dates":{"release":"2018-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2018 Jan","modification":"2026-06-09T06:58:25.236Z","creation":"2026-06-09T03:12:06.86Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC5750429","cross_references":{"pubmed":["28607037"],"doi":["10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006253"]}}