The Statistical Observation for Pediatric Inpatients

ABSTRACT

This is the clinical statistics concerning the admissions in the Pediatric Department of the Chosun University Hospital during the past 5 years from Jan. 1975 to Dec. 1979. All the patients were classified by y Classification of Disease by W.H.O. The Obtained results are as follows 1. Total number of admission during 5 year period were 3249 cases, of which 2121 cases (65.28%) were male, 1128 cases (34.72%) were female and male to female ratio was 1.881. 2. The number of patients were increased every year gradually. 3. On age group, Infancy age group was the most frequent group, 714 cases (22%), followed by School age group, 6679 cases (20.9%) and Preschool age group, 679 cases (20. 9% ) in the order of frequency. 4. On monthly distribution, there was the more admission in the September and the Autumn on season, 5. Infectious and Parasitic diseases were the most frequent, 840 cases(25. 9%), followed by Neonatal disease, 573 cases (17.6%) and Respiratory disease, 476 cases (14.7%) 6. Ten major leadil1g causes of hospitalization were Diarrheal disease, 323 cases (9. 9%) ,prematurity, pneumonia, common cold, epidemic encephalitis, hyperbilirubinemia, epilepsy, glomerulonephritis, hepatitis and typhoid fever in the order frequency.