The epidemiology of childhood intussusception in South Korea: An observational study

Soyun Hwang, Joonghee Kim, Jae Yun Jung, Eun Mi Ham, Joong Wan Park, Hyuksool Kwon, Do Kyun Kim and Young Ho Kwak

PLOS ONE, 2019, vol. 14, issue 12, 1-10

Abstract: Intussusception is one of the most common causes of intestinal obstruction in young children. We report a retrospective, observational study of the epidemiology of intussusception in South Korea using the National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort (NHIS-NSC). A cohort of newborns born between 2002 and 2008 was selected. The primary objective was to assess the incidence of intussusception in the pediatric population of Korea. The secondary objectives were to describe the basic epidemiological characteristics of intussusception and to identify risk factors. A total of 362 children were identified. The highest incidence of intussusception (2.6 per 1,000) was observed in children aged 1–2 years. A total of 58.8% of the children were male, and there was no significant difference in incidence according to the birth year (P = 0.804). Most of the children diagnosed with intussusception underwent air reduction, while only 0.6% had surgery. In all, 82.3% of the children were admitted to the hospital, 0.8% of them had to be admitted to the ICU, and the 6-month mortality was only 0.3%. In this retrospective, observational study, the incidence of intussusception was highest among children between 1 and 2 years of age. Most of the children underwent air reduction.

Date: 2019
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