Dramatic Increase in Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism

The rate of pediatric VTE admissions in the U.S. increased by 70% between 2001 and 2008.

Epidemiologic studies from the early 1990s estimated that the incidence of pediatric venous thromboembolism (VTE) was 5.3 per 10,000 hospital admissions. In a retrospective cohort study, investigators used the Pediatric Health Information System database from 41 tertiary care U.S. children's hospitals to assess changes in incidence from 2001 through 2007.

During the study period, there were 13,449 hospital admissions among 11,337 patients with VTE. The annual rate of VTE increased significantly from 34 to 58 cases per 10,000 hospital admissions. Pulmonary embolism occurred in 11% of patients with VTE. Although VTE diagnoses increased in all age groups, the increase was greatest in neonates (70% increase) and infants aged 28 days to 1 year (1…

Reviewing Author

Katherine Bakes, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier)

Grant/Research SupportDepartment of Justice

Editorial BoardsEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier); Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (Elsevier)

Katherine Bakes, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier)

Grant/Research SupportDepartment of Justice

Editorial BoardsEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier); Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (Elsevier)