Extremity Arterial Thromboses in Hospitalized Children: A National Database Analysis of Prevalence and Therapeutic Interventions

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, demographics, predisposing conditions, therapeutic interventions, and outcomes of extremity arterial thrombosis in hospitalized children. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Patients: National discharge database analysis. Measurements and Main Results: Cases of extremity arterial thrombosis in children and neonates were extracted from the Kids’ Inpatient Database 2012. These were analyzed and compared with other discharges for prevalence, demographics, treatments, outcomes, and further analyzed by age group and select predisposing conditions. A total of 961 children with extremity arterial thrombosis (prevalence of 2.35/10,000 discharges) were included in our analysis. The median age of extremity arterial thrombosis patients was significantly lower when compared with other pediatric discharges (1 yr [interquartile range, 0–15 yr) vs 3 yr [interquartile range, 0–16 yr]; p

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