Open AccessRisk factors for re‐admittance due to allergic food reactions in a cohort of patients from pediatric emergency departments in Stockholm
Author(s) -
Vetander M,
Ly DH,
Håkansson N,
Wickman M,
Bergström A
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-3-s3-p106
Subject(s) - medicine , cohort , confounding , medical record , allergy , proportional hazards model , pediatrics , cohort study , environmental health , population , emergency medicine , demography , immunology , sociology
Methods In this cohort study the study population consisted of 358 children with ED visits at any of the three pediatric hospitals in Stockholm County due to allergic reactions to foods during 2007 (hereafter called the index-reaction). Re-visits due to allergic reactions to foods during the follow-up period (1 January 2007 30 June 2010) were identified using medical records. Cox proportional hazard models adjusting for potential confounders were used to estimate relative risks.