These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: [A registry study of hospital admissions of children with asthma and bronchitis in different counties].
    Author: Moth G, Schiøtz PO.
    Journal: Ugeskr Laeger; 2006 Jan 03; 168(1):56-61. PubMed ID: 16393566.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: In Denmark, asthma is the most widespread chronic childhood disease, imposing great demands on the health services. Considerable variations exist among Danish counties with respect to the percentage of asthmatic children treated by general practitioners and paediatric specialists, which makes it relevant to investigate whether there are differences among Danish counties in admission and readmission rates to hospitals in relation to the capacity of the outpatient clinics. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study using county-level aggregated data derived from the National Hospital Register and from StatBank Denmark documenting hospital admissions and visits to outpatient clinics in 2001 of children aged 0-4 years and 5-14 years with asthma or bronchitis. The chi2-test was used to calculate the differences by county. RESULTS: The results showed statistically significant differences among the counties in hospital admission rates, readmission rates and number of visits to outpatient clinics. DISCUSSION: The differences among counties in admission rates and number of visits to outpatient clinics indicate that there are considerable variations in the amount of specialist resources being allocated to management of childhood asthma. No study results are available about where asthmatic children are treated most advantageously, which makes further research relevant in view of the large differences in use of resources.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]