Incidence Trends
Cross-source consensus on Incidence Trends from 1 sources and 5 claims.
1 sources · 5 claims
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- A US tertiary children's hospital study reported a 200% increase in PTE incidence between 2001 and 2014. — Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Some evidence did not show increasing incidence, including a Finnish study that found stable incidence from 2011 to 2017. — Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Multiple studies reported increases in paediatric PTE occurrence over recent years. — Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Possible explanations for rising incidence include obesity, oral contraceptive use, improved imaging, greater awareness, more diagnostic evaluation, and survival of children with severe chronic conditions. — Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- The article notes concern that PTE may be overdiagnosed in some recent research. — Epidemiological characteristics of pulmonary thromboembolism in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis