Table 6 Specific birth defects with the greatest burden of hospital admission up to 5 years of age, excluding birth admissions, births 1980–1995
Greatest number of admissions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Adm | Adm/Child Admitted | % Total Adm | |
Undescended Testis | 6,249 | 2.8 | 9.4 |
Developmental Dysplasia of Hip | 3,476 | 3.0 | 5.3 |
Ventricular Septal Defect | 3,293 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Vesico-Ureteric Reflux | 2,506 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
Talipes | 2,287 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
Pyloric Stenosis | 2,013 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Down Syndrome | 1,924 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
Comparison Group | 334,061 | 2.2 | 100.0 |
Most admissions per child | |||
Adm | Adm/Child Admitted | Mean Total LOS | |
Thalassemias | 202 | 50.5 | 29.8 |
Congenital Hydrocephalus (excludes those with NTD) | 1,007 | 8.4 | 48.7 |
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula, Oesophageal Atresia/Stenosis | 636 | 8.0 | 41.3 |
Microcephaly | 1,051 | 7.8 | 62.5 |
Spina Bifida | 1,158 | 7.0 | 35.9 |
Hirschsprung's Disease | 468 | 6.9 | 49.7 |
Tetralogy of Fallot | 781 | 6.9 | 35.4 |
Comparison Group | 334,061 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
Longest mean LOS (days) in one admission | |||
Adm | Adm/Child Admitted | Mean LOS | |
Cystic Fibrosis | 576 | 5.2 | 9.4 |
Cystic Kidney Disease | 270 | 4.7 | 8.0 |
Microcephaly | 1,051 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
Hirschsprung's Disease | 468 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
Renal Agenesis or Dysgenesis | 248 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
Stenosis/Atresia Small Intestine | 270 | 4.7 | 6.3 |
Encephalocoele | 132 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
Comparison Group | 334,061 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
Longest mean total LOS (days) | |||
Adm | Adm/Child Admitted | Mean Total LOS | |
Microcephaly | 1,051 | 7.8 | 62.5 |
Hirschsprung's Disease | 468 | 6.9 | 49.7 |
Cystic Fibrosis | 576 | 5.2 | 49.2 |
Congenital Hydrocephalus (excludes those with NTD) | 1,007 | 8.4 | 48.7 |
Renal Agenesis or Dysgenesis | 248 | 6.5 | 43.2 |
Tracheo-Oesophageal Fistula, Oesophageal Atresia/Stenosis | 636 | 8.0 | 41.3 |
Cystic Kidney Disease | 270 | 4.7 | 38.0 |
Comparison Group | 334,061 | 2.2 | 6.1 |