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The increasing incidence of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome in King County, Washington: lack of evidence for ascertainment bias.

The annual incidence of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome was determined for the well-defined population of King County, Washington, between 1971 and 1986, inclusive, to ascertain temporal trends in the epidemiology of this disease. The average annual incidence rose from 0.69 cases per 100,000 children under age 15 years between 1971 and 1975 to 1.77 cases between 1976 and 1980 and 1.74 cases between 1981 and 1986. The mean hematocrits, platelet counts, and blood urea nitrogen and creatinine concentrations on admission were similar in all periods, as were the mean length of hospital stay and the proportions of patients requiring erythrocyte and/or platelet transfusions and dialysis. These results indicate that the increased incidence of hemolytic-uremic syndrome in childhood has been sustained in King County, Washington, and that this increase is not due to ascertainment bias caused by the diagnosis of less severely ill cases. Further investigations are needed to determine whether this increased incidence is being experienced in other populations and to assess strategies for the prevention of microangiopathic sequelae to hemorrhagic colitis.[1]

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  1. The increasing incidence of the hemolytic-uremic syndrome in King County, Washington: lack of evidence for ascertainment bias. Tarr, P.I., Neill, M.A., Allen, J., Siccardi, C.J., Watkins, S.L., Hickman, R.O. Am. J. Epidemiol. (1989) [Pubmed]
 
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