IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jijerp/v18y2021i9p4690-d545083.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Risk of Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients Following Minor Chest Trauma: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Author

Listed:
  • Ying-Hsiang Chou

    (Department of Radiation Oncology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to the work.)

  • Li-Hsiu Tai

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    These authors contributed equally to the work.)

  • Chi-Ho Chan

    (Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

  • Haw-Yu Liu

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

  • Han-Wei Yeh

    (School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan)

  • Yu-Hsun Wang

    (Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

  • Chiao-Wen Lin

    (Institute of Oral Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

  • Shun-Fa Yang

    (Department of Medical Research, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

  • Ying-Cheng Chen

    (Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan)

  • Chao-Bin Yeh

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung 402, Taiwan
    Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung 402, Taiwan)

Abstract

This study investigated the association between minor chest trauma and the risk of pneumonia among pediatric patients in a Taiwanese health care setting. For this retrospective population-based cohort study, the Longitudinal Health Insurance Database was used to analyze the data of patients with a minor chest injury between 2010 and 2012. Data were analyzed through a multivariate analysis with a multiple Cox regression model. Patients were divided into a chest trauma group ( n = 6592) and a non-chest trauma group ( n = 882,623). An increased risk of pneumonia was observed in the chest trauma group (hazard ratio = 1.23; 95% confidence interval = 1.02–1.49) compared to the non-chest trauma group. In conclusion, this population-based cohort study demonstrated that pediatric patients with minor chest trauma are at an increased risk of pneumonia. The short-term adverse effects of pneumonia could be severe when a patient suffers from mild chest trauma.

Suggested Citation

  • Ying-Hsiang Chou & Li-Hsiu Tai & Chi-Ho Chan & Haw-Yu Liu & Han-Wei Yeh & Yu-Hsun Wang & Chiao-Wen Lin & Shun-Fa Yang & Ying-Cheng Chen & Chao-Bin Yeh, 2021. "Risk of Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients Following Minor Chest Trauma: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(9), pages 1-10, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4690-:d:545083
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4690/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/9/4690/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:9:p:4690-:d:545083. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.