Amiya Saha, Bittu Mandal, T Muhammad, Waad Ali
Decomposing the rural-urban differences in depression among multimorbid older patients in India: evidence from a cross-sectional study
BMC psychiatry
brachial plexus birth palsy bpbp common however current incidence unknown 50 infants bpbp known risk factors purpose study determine current incidence bpbp assess known risk factors evaluate hypotonia new risk factor well estimate length stay los direct costs children associated bpbp injury data 1997 2012 kids inpatient database data sets evaluated identify patients bpbp injury various risk factors evaluation los data direct costs also performed multivariable logistic regression analysis utilized assess association bpbp known previously undescribed risk factors incidence bpbp steadily decreased 1997 2012 incidence 09 001 per 1000 live births recorded 2012 shoulder dystocia number 1 risk factor development bpbp injury hypotonia newly recognized risk factor development bpbp fiftyfive percent infants bpbp known perinatal risk factors initial hospital los approximately 20 longer children bpbp injury hospital stay direct costs approximately 40 higher incidence bpbp decreasing time shoulder dystocia continues common risk factor sustaining bpbp injury children bpbp injury longer loss hospital direct costs compared children without bpbp injury prognostic ii