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. 2022 Aug 7;4:171–175. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2022.08.002

Table 2.

Most common concomitant diseases

Neonates (N = 196) Children (N = 60) Adults (N = 468 Elderly (N = 519)
Preterm 68
PROM 15
Febrile mother at birth 10
Down's syndrome 3
Congenital malformation 2 1
Very late onset with complicated neonatal period 9
Asphyxia at birth 5
Trauma 1
Pregnant 11
Recently delivered 13
Arthrosis 4 14
Prosthesis 13 16
Cardiovascular disease 31 119 219
Diabetes 105 116
Malignant disease 4 73 89
Alcohol or drug abuse 1 52 15
Lung disease 22 292 472
Immunological disease 2 25 30
Immunosuppressive treatment 9 28
Transplantation 2 3
Hepatic disease 25 14
Renal disease 47 57
Peritoneal dialysis 1 13 3
No concomitant disease 102 35 120 107
1

Most often congenital valvular disease

2

In children, asthma bronchiale; in adults and elderly patients, chronic pulmonary disease or lung fibrosis