Table 1.
The occurance rate of different diseases in in-patient children’s wards in 2014–2016
| Disease typea | Considered time period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–2015 (non-ASP) | 2015–2016 (with ASP) | |||
| Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) | |
| Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) | – | – | 3 | 4.41 |
| Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) | 1 | 1.49 | 3 | 4.41 |
| Left Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) | 1 | 1.49 | – | – |
| Bronchiolitis | 2 | 2.98 | – | – |
| Cerebral palsy (CP) | 2 | 2.98 | 3 | 4.41 |
| Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) tumor | 2 | 2.98 | – | – |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2.98 | 7 | 10.29 |
| Obstruction | 2 | 2.98 | 2 | 2.94 |
| Rheumatic fever (RF) | 2 | 2.98 | – | – |
| Tracheoesophageal (TE) fistula | 2 | 2.98 | – | – |
| Urosepsis | 2 | 2.98 | 1 | 1.47 |
| Posterior urethral valves (PUV) | 3 | 4.47 | – | – |
| Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) | 4 | 5.97 | 3 | 4.41 |
| Esophageal atresia (EA) | 4 | 5.97 | 1 | 1.47 |
| Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) | 5 | 7.46 | – | – |
| Pneumonia | 7 | 10.44 | 9 | 13.23 |
| Sepsis | 14 | 20.89 | 16 | 23.53 |
| Others | 12 | 17.91 | 20 | 29.41 |
aThe total number of children’s diseases in time periods of 2014–2015 and 2015–2016 was 67 and 68, respectively