Retrospective surveillance for intussusception in children aged less than five years at two tertiary care centers in India

Highlights • 75% confirmed cases of intussusception were reported in male children. • Median age of intussusception reported was 8 months. • 71.65% confirmed cases were managed surgically. • Mean duration of stay in hospital for cases of intussusception was 10.2 days.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vaccine 2014-08, Vol.32, p.A95-A98
Hauptverfasser:	Singh, J.V, Kamath, V, Shetty, R, Kumar, V, Prasad, R, Saluja, T, Dhingra, M.S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abdomen Age Allergy and Immunology Child, Preschool Clinical trials Developing countries Diarrhea Epidemiology Fatalities Female Hospitalization Hospitals Humans Immunization India India - epidemiology Infant Infant, Newborn Intussusception Intussusception - epidemiology LDCs Male Medical records Pain Population Surveillance Radiography Retrospective Studies Rotavirus Rotavirus Vaccines - adverse effects Schools Sex Ratio Studies Surgery Tertiary Care Centers Ultrasonic imaging Under-five Vaccination - adverse effects Vaccines Viruses Vomiting
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • 75% confirmed cases of intussusception were reported in male children. • Median age of intussusception reported was 8 months. • 71.65% confirmed cases were managed surgically. • Mean duration of stay in hospital for cases of intussusception was 10.2 days.
ISSN:	0264-410X 1873-2518
DOI:	10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.03.007