Table 6 Comorbid conditions identified in children with pneumonia using a look back period
From: Identifying paediatric nursing-sensitive outcomes in linked administrative health data
| Â | No of events | % of events |
|---|---|---|
Pneumonia | Â | Â |
Asthma (not coded as MDC41) on same separation | 6 | 1.0 |
Asthma (not coded as MDC4) on previous separations only | 13 | 2.1 |
No asthma or MDC4 recorded | 592 | 96.9 |
Cystic fibrosis (not coded MDC4) on same separation | 0 | 0.0 |
Cystic fibrosis (not coded MDC4) on previous separations only | 1 | 0.2 |
No cystic fibrosis or MDC4 recorded | 610 | 99.8 |
Aspiration pneumonia | Â | Â |
Epilepsy on same separation | 26 | 27.7 |
Epilepsy on previous separations only | 31 | 33.0 |
No epilepsy recorded | 37 | 39.4 |