J Korean Pediatr Soc.  1980 Apr;23(4):261-268.

The Statistical Observation for Pediatric Inpatients

• Sohn KC
• Ko HK
• Doh HW
• Kim YK
• Oh E
• Lee SY
• Lee SK
• Lee DB

Abstract

Statistical analysis according to W.H.O. classification for the patients admitted to 11 hospitals during the years of Jan. 1974 to Dec. 1975 was made. The result obtaind were as follows: 1) Total No. of patients were 15,885 2) Infections and parasitic disease were the most frequent, 4655 cases (29.3%) and respiratory tract disease the next, 3,516 cases(22.13%) 3) Major leading causes of hospitalization were pneumonia, 12.5% of all patients, ingectious diarrhea, hyperbilirubinemia and postmaturity, prematurity, upper respiratory tract infection nephritis and bronchiolitis in order of incidence.

MeSH Terms

Bronchiolitis
Classification
Diarrhea
Hospitalization
Humans
Hyperbilirubinemia
Incidence
Inpatients*
Nephritis
Parasitic Diseases
Pneumonia
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Respiratory Tract Infections