Study of Influenza Virus Infection in Children Hospitalized in Spain in Two Consecutive Influenza Seasons. Analysis of Direct Medical Costs
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Influenza Virus Infection
- Sponsor
- Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute
- Enrollment
- 907
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To study the rate of hospitalizations for influenza virus infection in children under 15 years of age in third level hospitals in Spain.
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is an epidemiological, retrospective and observational study, by reviewing clinical histories, of children hospitalized for influenza virus infection, their comorbidities and the treatments that have been performed
Detailed Description
A better knowledge in our environment of the characteristics of the Influenza virus infection in the pediatric age, the clinical aspects, risk factors, the evolutionary and prognostic aspects, of morbidity and the direct medical costs, can allow a better management of the disease and a greater awareness of the importance of vaccination against influenza in the healthy child
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Boys and girls under 15 years of age.
- •With a clinical diagnosis of influenza virus infection.
- •With infection by influenza virus confirmed microbiologically.
- •Hospitalized more than 24 hours
Exclusion Criteria
- •Age equal to or greater than 15 years.
- •That the clinical diagnosis is not influenza virus infection.
- •Influenza virus not confirmed by microbiological diagnosis.
- •Not hospitalized or hospitalized for less than 24 hours.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To study the rate of hospitalizations for influenza virus infection in children under 15 years of age in third level hospitals in Spain.
Time Frame: 2014-2016
Number of hospitalizations in children under 15 years old due to influenza virus infection
Secondary Outcomes
- Demographic characteristics of hospitalizations for influenza in children(2014-2016)
- Complications associated with influenza infection.(2014-2016)
- Related morbidity(2014-2016)
- Hospitalization rate by age groups (0-6 months, 6 months to 24 months, 2 to 6 years, 6 to 10 years and 10 to 15 years of age(2014-2016)
- Estimation of direct costs(2014-2016)
- Epidemiological characteristics of hospitalizations for influenza in children(2014-2016)
- Clinical characteristics of hospitalizations for influenza in children(2014-2016)