Table 1 Number of admissions and duration of hospital stay per diagnosis for children aged 0-17 years.
From: Low hospital admission rates for respiratory diseases in children
ICD codes* | Diagnoses | No. of children (%) | No. of admissions (%) | Duration of hospital stay in% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≤24 hours | 2-7 days | ≥8 days | ||||
460-464, 472, 473, 476 | (Acute + chronic) nasopharyngitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, sinusitis | 62 (4.1) | 66 (4.2) | 48 | 50 | 2 |
465 | Acute upper respiratory infections | 58 (3.9) | 60 (4.0) | 10 | 74 | 16 |
466 | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | 50 (3.3) | 51 (3.4) | 0 | 70 | 30 |
474-475 | Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids, peritonsillar abscess | 1098 (73.2) | 1075 (70.8) | 87 | 12 | 1 |
480-487 | Pneumonia and influenza | 80 (5.3) | 87 (5.7) | 3 | 71 | 26 |
490-496 | Asthma | 77 (5.2) | 101 (6.7) | 7 | 70 | 23 |
470, 471, 477, 478, 488, 507, 510-519 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 75 (5.0) | 78 (5.2) | 31 | 57 | 12 |
Total | 1500 (100) # | 1518 (100) | 26 | 58 | 16 | |