Hospitalisation of adults with Down syndrome: lesson from a 10 ‐year experience from a community hospital
ConclusionsOur cohort did not show statistically significant different hospitalisation parameters such as inpatient mortality and average length of stay when compared with general adult population hospitalised at the same years. The care of adult patients with DS presents challenges in internal medicine due to its unique co ‐morbid profile and signifies the importance of multidisciplinary approach. In order to improve the care of this patient population, their co‐morbidities, particularly GERD/dysphagia and seizure disorder, should be optimally managed and comprehensively addressed when patients are hospitalised.
Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - Category: Disability Authors: J. Chenbhanich,
A. Wu,
T. Phupitakphol,
A. Atsawarungruangkit,
T. Treadwell Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research
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