Skip to main content

Table 2 Therapies and exams performed during hospitalizations. CBC: complete blood count. Chem: chemistry panel. EKG: electrocardiogram. MRI: magnetic resonance image

From: Pediatric acute hospitalization for anorexia nervosa: an economic evaluation

Therapies

Parameters. Number of patients who underwent

Value

fluid therapy (%)

252 (96.9)

supplements therapy (%)

233 (89.6)

therapy with aripiprazole (%)

209 (80.4)

therapy with sertraline (%)

136 (52.3)

therapy with fluoxetine (%)

27 (10.4)

therapy with olanzapine (%)

16 (6.1)

therapy with alprazolam (%)

14 (5.4)

therapy with risperidone (%)

4 (1.5)

Blood exams

Parameters. Number of patients who underwent

Value

CBC and Chem analysis (%)

256 (98.5)

vitamin dosages (%)

221 (85)

screening for celiac disease (%)

208 (80)

hormonal dosages (%)

170 (65.4)

urine exams (%)

124 (47.7)

at least 1 blood gas analysis (%)

22 (8.5)

Other exams

Parameters. Number of patients who underwent

Value

at least 1 EKG (%)

241 (92.7)

abdomen ultrasound (%)

202 (77.7)

cerebral MRI (%)

99 (38.1)

echocardiogram (%)

71 (27.3)

Holter EKG (%)

19 (7.3)

peripheral vessels doppler ultrasound (%)

16 (6.1)