Omolara Adenaike, Olufemi Emmanuel Olabanjo, Ayansewa Adeleke Adedeji
Integrating computational skills in undergraduate Microbiology curricula in developing countries
Biology methods & protocols
objectives 1 describe trends diagnosis ankyloglossia use lingual frenotomy 2 analyze patient hospitallevel factors compared total pediatric discharge population study design national database analysis methods reviewed available data 1997 2012 using kids inpatient database healthcare cost utilization project agency healthcare research quality weighted pediatric discharges ankyloglossia newborn feeding difficulty lingual frenotomy analyzed variables sex payer zip code median income hospital ownership locationteaching status bed size region childrens hospital status chisquare analysis 95 cis odds ratio used identify differences study group total database discharge population results diagnosis ankyloglossia increased year publication every third yearwith 3934 5430 7785 11397 19459 32837 children respectively 1997 2012with largest increase last 6 years similarly frenotomy increased 1279 1633 2538 3988 6900 12406 procedures compared total discharge population children ankyloglossia frenotomy often male 636 ankyloglossia 653 frenotomy vs 512 privately insured 601 621 vs 436 higher medianincome zip code 781 782 vs 686 midwest region 293 323 vs 217 conclusion pilot data show increases diagnoses ankyloglossia use frenotomy preponderance children male privately insured midwest residents diagnosed treated ankyloglossia broad variation may reflect local practice patterns imply cultural socioeconomic bias