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Asylum-Seeking Children with Medical Complexity and Rare Diseases in a Tertiary Hospital in Switzerland |
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| Authors: | Buser S. Brandenberger J. Gmünder M. Pohl C. Ritz N. |
| Affiliation: | 1.Migrant Health Service, University of Basel Children’s Hospital, Spitalstrasse 33, 4031, Basel, Switzerland ;2.Pediatric Emergency Department, University Children’s Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland ;3.Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Perth Children’s and King Edward Memorial Hospitals, Perth, Australia ;4.Paediatric Infectious Disease and Vaccinology, University of Basel Children’s Hospital, Basel, Switzerland ;5.Department of Paediatrics, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia ; |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to assess the characteristics of asylum-seeking children with medical complexity visiting a tertiary care hospital in Switzerland, detailing their underlying medical conditions and management. Asylum-seeking patients with frequent visits between January 2016 and December 2017 were identified using administrative and electronic health records. Of 462 patients, 19 (4%) fulfilled the inclusion criteria with 811 (45%) visits. The age of the 19 patients ranged from 0 to 16.7 years (median of 7 years) with two main age groups identified:??12 years. Nine (47%) patients originated from Syria. A total of 34/811(4%) visits were hospital admissions, 66/811 (8%) emergency department visits and 320/811(39%) outpatient department visits. In children? |
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