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Assessing Activity-based Anorexia in Mice
Published on: May 14, 2018
Impact of somatic severity on long-term mortality in anorexia nervosa
Chantal Stheneur1, Aminata Ali2, Laurent Tric2
1Adolescent Medicine Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Sainte Justine Hospital, 3175 chemin de la cote Sainte Catherine, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada. chantal.stheneur.hsj@ssss.gouv.qc.ca.
Purpose:
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a severe pathology on account of the high levels of associated morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to assess whether time in somatic intensive care unit, justified by a patient's somatic condition in the course of hospital care, has any relationship with patient outcome in terms of mortality in the long term.
Methods:
195 patients were hospitalised for AN between April 1996 and May 2002, 97 were re-assessed 9 years later on average.
Results:
Out of 195 patients hospitalised for AN between April 1996 and May 2002, 29 had required transfer to intensive care. Mortality at 9 years was 20 times higher in the group having been transferred to intensive care, irrespective of the duration of follow-up.
Conclusion:
The clinical seriousness of the somatic condition during hospitalisation for AN is a risk factor for excess mortality in the medium term.
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