Intussusception
Conditions
Keywords
Japan, Retrospective, Observational, Epidemiological study, Children aged < 12 months, Intussusception
Brief summary
This study aims to analyse baseline data on IS in order to monitor the possibility of increased risk of IS in children aged \<12 months after introduction of the Rotarix vaccination in Japan.
Interventions
Data source will be the Japan Medical Data Centre Company Limited (JMDC) - JMDC Medical Data Bank (JMDC-MDB) database. Aggregated data (age in months and years and gender) for all subjects recorded in the database and subject-level data for IS cases will be extracted from the database. This database will be reviewed to extract data for the period between January 2005 and April 2011. Cases of IS will be identified using the International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10) diagnostic codes, examination codes and procedural codes.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* A male or female infant aged \< 12 months at the time of IS diagnosis and affiliated to the JMDC-MDB database. * An IS case should be identified as per the ICD-10 diagnostic code-K56.1 (any-field listed), examination codes, and procedural codes.
Exclusion criteria
Not applicable
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Occurrence of IS in subjects aged < 12 months | Between January 2005 and April 2011 (6 years) |
| Occurrence of age-specific and gender-specific incidence of IS among subjects aged < 12 months in Japan | Between January 2005 and April 2011 (6 years) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of IS cases hospitalized more than once among subjects aged < 12 months. | Between January 2005 and April 2011 (6 years) |
| Occurrence of IS cases by calendar months and year among subjects aged < 12 months | Between January 2005 and April 2011 (6 years) |