Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics
Objective . This study reports the age and gender characteristics of children with inguinal hernia repairs (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] Operation Codes 530-533). Methods . We used a retrospective cohort study design based on 2 data sourc...
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| author | Yih-Hung Chen MS, RN Chin-Hung Wei MD Kai-Wei K. Wang PhD, RN |
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| description | Objective . This study reports the age and gender characteristics of children with inguinal hernia repairs (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] Operation Codes 530-533). Methods . We used a retrospective cohort study design based on 2 data sources from 2007 to 2011 (the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, Taiwan, and a local teaching children’s hospital database) and descriptive statistics to analyze the group’s age and gender differences as independent variables. Results . The gender ratio was 7 males to 1 female in the general population, whereas the gender ratio in children was 3.5 males to 1 female. Gender difference was found statistically significant in the age subgroup difference: boys (49.1%) were more than girls (39.3%) in ages 1 to 4, while girls (37.8%) were more than boys (23.7%) in ages 5 to 9. Based on the local hospital’s data, of those 611 (15%) children born and who received herniorrhaphy, 204 (33.4%) were born as preterm infants and 407 (66.6%) as term infants. The gender ratio among 204 children born prematurely and received herniorrhaphy was 3 males to 1 female. Of those 353 infants under 6 months who received herniorrhaphy, 155 (76%) were preterm infants while 198 (48.6%) were term infants. Conclusion . Early screening of inguinal hernia for children is important and should focus on those born prematurely, particularly those aged <6 months and boys. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db9c1ef4d0dd4a178b920b952c1cf6982022-12-21T20:20:58ZengSAGE PublishingGlobal Pediatric Health2333-794X2018-12-01510.1177/2333794X18816909Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender CharacteristicsYih-Hung Chen MS, RN0Chin-Hung Wei MD1Kai-Wei K. Wang PhD, RN2Shuang-Ho Hospital, New Taipei CityShuang-Ho Hospital, New Taipei CityMackay Medical College, New Taipei CityObjective . This study reports the age and gender characteristics of children with inguinal hernia repairs (International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD-9-CM] Operation Codes 530-533). Methods . We used a retrospective cohort study design based on 2 data sources from 2007 to 2011 (the Bureau of National Health Insurance, Department of Health, Taiwan, and a local teaching children’s hospital database) and descriptive statistics to analyze the group’s age and gender differences as independent variables. Results . The gender ratio was 7 males to 1 female in the general population, whereas the gender ratio in children was 3.5 males to 1 female. Gender difference was found statistically significant in the age subgroup difference: boys (49.1%) were more than girls (39.3%) in ages 1 to 4, while girls (37.8%) were more than boys (23.7%) in ages 5 to 9. Based on the local hospital’s data, of those 611 (15%) children born and who received herniorrhaphy, 204 (33.4%) were born as preterm infants and 407 (66.6%) as term infants. The gender ratio among 204 children born prematurely and received herniorrhaphy was 3 males to 1 female. Of those 353 infants under 6 months who received herniorrhaphy, 155 (76%) were preterm infants while 198 (48.6%) were term infants. Conclusion . Early screening of inguinal hernia for children is important and should focus on those born prematurely, particularly those aged <6 months and boys.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333794X18816909 |
| spellingShingle | Yih-Hung Chen MS, RN Chin-Hung Wei MD Kai-Wei K. Wang PhD, RN Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics Global Pediatric Health |
| title | Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics |
| title_full | Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics |
| title_fullStr | Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics |
| title_short | Children With Inguinal Hernia Repairs: Age and Gender Characteristics |
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