Table 7 Leading causes of admission within the Comparison group compared with admissions for these reasons in children with a birth defect, up to 5 years of age, excluding birth admissions, births 1980–1995
Adm N = 384,494 | Children Admitted N = 167,885 | Rate Ratio Children Admitted (95% CI)1 | Mean Total LOS (days) | Median LOS (days) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICD-9 | Principal Diagnosis | Major BD N = 50,432 | Comparison N = 334,061 | Major BD N = 13,368 | Comparison N = 154,517 | Major BD | Major BD | Comparison | Major BD | Comparison |
493 | Asthma | 1,903 | 27,584 | 883 | 14,229 | 1. 30 (1.22–1.39) | 5.5 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
780 | General symptoms | 1,457 | 16,930 | 1,032 | 13,396 | 1.63 (1.54–1.74) | 3.7 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
V65 | Other persons seeking consultation without complaint or sickness | 683 | 13,930 | 546 | 11,549 | 1.01 (0.93–1.10) | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
466 | Acute bronchitis and bronchiolitis | 1,229 | 13,913 | 942 | 11,058 | 1.78 (1.67–1.90) | 6.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
464 | Acute laryngitis and tracheitis | 906 | 12,192 | 643 | 10,064 | 1.36 (1.26–1.47) | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
009 | Ill-defined intestinal infections | 875 | 12,165 | 652 | 9,476 | 1.50 (1.39–1.62) | 5.6 | 5.1 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
465 | Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple or unspecified sites | 1,278 | 11,994 | 904 | 9,716 | 1.98 (1.86–2.12) | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
381 | Nonsuppurative otitis media and Eustachian tube disorders | 1,594 | 11,723 | 1,152 | 9,733 | 2.40 (2.26–2.55) | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
474 | Chronic disease of tonsils and adenoids | 701 | 10,889 | 671 | 10,493 | 1.33 (1.24–1.44) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
519 | Other diseases of respiratory system | 1,188 | 8,477 | 671 | 6,202 | 2.31 (2.14–2.50) | 9.9 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
382 | Suppurative and unspecified otitis media | 693 | 8,262 | 568 | 7,069 | 1.68 (1.54–1.83) | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
521 | Diseases of hard tissues of teeth | 713 | 8,011 | 651 | 7,507 | 1.80 (1.67–1.95) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |