JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 332-334, June 2007

Genetic Disorders and Congenital Malformations in Pediatric Long-Term Care

  • Meghan O’Malley, MS, CGC

      Affiliations

    • California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
    • ,
  • R. Gordon Hutcheon, MD, CMD

      Affiliations

    • Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, New York, NY
    • New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
    • Department of Pediatrics, Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center, Manhattan, New York, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to R. Gordon Hutcheon, MD, CMD, Elizabeth Seton Pediatric Center, 590 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY 10011.

Objective

The objective of this study was to gain insight into the contribution of genetic disorders and congenital malformations to residents of a pediatric long-term care and rehabilitation center.

Design

Record review.

Setting

The setting was a 136-bed long-term care and rehabilitation center in New York City.

Participants

Participants were residents who spent 1 day or longer as in-patients at the center over a 1-year period of time.

Measurements

Resident diagnoses were categorized as problems with known genetic basis, problems with presumed genetic basis, acquired disorders with genetic predisposition, contiguous gene syndromes, multiple congenital anomalies, prematurity, cerebral palsy, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, conditions with unknown etiology, and defined conditions without genetic basis. The percentage of individuals with genetic disorders and/or congenital malformations was determined.

Results

Genetic disorders and congenital anomalies were responsible for 50% of overall admissions and 60% of end-of-life care admissions to a pediatric long-term care center.

Conclusion

An understanding of the contribution of genetic disorders and congenital malformations can assist long-term care administrators as they plan for the needs of their future residents.

Keywords: Genetic disorders, congenital malformations, pediatric long-term care, palliative care

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 The authors report no conflicts of interest or grant support for this project.

PII: S1525-8610(07)00172-7

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2007.02.008

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 332-334, June 2007

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