BACKGROUND: The effect of the growing population of @entity1 and adults with @entity299 ( @entity299 ) on inpatient services in Canada is not known. We sought to assess temporal changes in hospitalizations of @entity299 @entity1 . METHODS: We identified all @entity1 with a @entity299 diagnosis who received inpatient care in Canada between fiscal years 2003 and 2012 according to the Discharge Abstract Database of the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Poisson regression was performed to assess temporal changes in the annual hospitalization rate. Hospitalization rates were indexed to the general population and the estimated @entity299 population. RESULTS: A total of 103,034 hospitalizations occurred in 61,051 @entity1 from fiscal years 2003 to 2012. The absolute number of hospitalizations increased by 4.0% per year in adults and 1.3% per year in @entity1 . The greatest increase was in @entity1 aged >=  65 years followed by those 40-64 years. However, the hospitalization rate in adults varied between 39 and 55 per 1000 @entity299 population with a reduction of 4% per year (95% confidence interval, 0.95-0.96; P < 0.001). The hospitalization rate in @entity1 ranged from 79 to 87 per 1000 @entity299 population and did not change significantly over time (rate ratio, 1.00; 95% confidence interval, 1.00-1.01; P  = 0.035). @entity1 accounted for 53.5% of hospitalizations. CONCLUSIONS: The absolute number of hospitalizations of @entity1 with @entity299 increased over time in @entity1 and adults. However, the hospitalization rate relative to the @entity299 population decreased among adults, possibly reflecting improved outpatient management. The absolute increase in @entity299 hospitalizations will pose a financial burden on health care systems.

XXXX Hospitalizations in Canada: A 10-Year Experience.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['children', 'patients', 'Men'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['CHD', 'congenital heart disease']
@entity299 :: (MESH:D006331,Disease) :: ['Congenital Heart Disease']
