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Indicator Report - Asthma Hospital Admissions - Children Age 0-4 by County 2008-2010
Why Is This Important?
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by wheezing, coughing, breathlessness and chest tightness resulting from the constriction of the airways. Although the cause(s) of asthma is(are) unknown, asthma symptoms can be triggered by allergens or irritants such as tobacco smoke, dust, animal dander, air pollution, pollen, dust mites, mold, exercise, cold air, or stress.More than 22 million Americans have asthma, and it is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, affecting an estimated 6 million children. The burden of asthma affects the patients, their families, and society in terms of lost work and school, lessened quality of life, and avoidable emergency department (ED) visits, hospitalizations, and deaths.
Effective management is the key to preventing recurrent exacerbations of asthma and minimizing the need for ED visits or hospitalizations.
Asthma Hospital Admissions - Children Age 0-4 by County 2008-2010
Data Notes
An asthma hospitalization is an admission to the hospital by a New Mexico resident that occurs in state during a the time period with asthma as the primary (first-listed) diagnosis. The following International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes were used to identify primary asthma hospital admissions: 493.0-493.92.Data Sources
Hospital Inpatient Discharge Data, New Mexico Department of Health.Population Source: Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) Population Estimates, University of New Mexico. http://www.unm.edu/~bber/.Other Views
- by Primary Diagnosis and Secondary Diagnosis, New Mexico 1999-2010
- - Crude Rates Per 10,000 Population by County 1999-2010
- - Crude Rates Per 10,000 Population by Age and Sex, New Mexico 1999-2010
- - Age-Adjusted Rates Per 10,000 Population by County 1999-2010
Definition
Hospitalization for asthma among New Mexico residents, per 10,000 population.How We Calculated the Rates
| Numerator: | Number of hospital admissions where asthma is the primary (first-listed) diagnosis. |
| Denominator: | New Mexico resident population |
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Published on 06/14/2012
