Children health - Case study of Gastroschisis in Carolina

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Children health, Gastroschisis, Carolina

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Gastroschisis is an inherited condition where several case studies show that it has been prevailing in terms of frequency. This study aims at determining the birth occurrence of gastroschisis by the use of databases from the health centers in Carolina.

Study design: the research reviews data from both the regional and national database originating from the neonatal healthcare service provider (Ricci & Kyle, 2009). Additionally, the study involves abstracting all relevant gastroschisis cases from the same source.
Research outcomes: the results based the source of data from North Carolina. Consequently, the study showed that the at birth levels of gastroschisis raised from 1.96 in 10,000 birth incidences in the year 2009 until 4.49 in 10,000 births reported in the year 2012. There are several factors that contributed to the increase of gastroschisis cases (Parker & Parker, 2004). For instance, the case showed an increase in kids bored by females under the age of twenty years. The infants who received postnatal care from a national neonatal health provider proved an increase in gastroschisis prevalence from 2.9 in every 1000 infants in 2009 until 5 in the same number of patients in the year 2012.

Summary: the study shows that the heredity increase of gastroschisis proceeds on increasing in Carolina. Nulliparous and young women are the most vulnerable to get a kid having gastroschisis.

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[...] In fact, reports show that the rate of mortality for gastroschisis is likely to reach ten percent. This rate might sound insignificant, but that is not the case for its enormous consequences should people ignore it. This implies that gastroschisis relates to morbidities like susceptibility and bowel Artesia's, which can result to long-term hospitalization (Ricci & Kyle, 2009). Here is an image showing the part that gastoschisis affects: The subsequent complications while in the hospital and increased survival treatments make the treatment cost of curing gastroschisis relatively high and not affordable. [...]

[...] The research study uses data retrieved from one of the populations based registries in Carolina. More so, the study aims at examining the probable time movements in and investigating the probable risk factors in relation to gastroschisis. Methods and materials This study aimed at identifying every infant born with gastroschisis between January 2009 and December 2012 from Carolina's birth registry. The birth registry of Carolina is a surveillance system, based on population, responsible for collecting data relating to a congenital malformation that is reported under a span of year one during a live birth (Mattei, 2011). [...]

[...] Results relevance The birth occurrence of gastroschisis increased in the North Carolina by at least 130 percent between 2009 and 2012. In addition, the study indicates and confirms past reports concerning a relatively strong and inverse relationship between gastroschisis and maternal age. For instance, this research study is a confirmation that the maternal age of mothers who are less than twenty years are at high risks of getting infants with gastroschisis (Kenner & Lott, 2007). The main objective of this study was to indicate the prevailing increase in the infants with gastroschisis depending on age. [...]

[...] Comprehensive neonatal nursing: An interdisciplinary approach. St. Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier. Mattei, P. (2011). Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. New York, NY: Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. Parker, P. M., & Parker, J. N. (2004). [...]

[...] Apart from a college education, the infants with gastroschisis increased for women who were under twenty years from 2009 until 2012. This age factor is a key contributor to the prevailing birth increases of gastroschisis. Consequently, this study did not show any significant change in relation to maternal demographics from 2009 until 2012. Out of one thousand patients admitted into the health center in the year 2009, they indicated an increase in gastroschisis incidences from 2.9 to five in the year 2012. [...]

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