One-year outcomes for congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a congenital anomaly with high mortality and long-term morbidity. The aim of this study was to benchmark trends in 1-year and hospital volume outcomes for this condition.

Methods

This study included all infants born with CDH in England between 2003 and 2016. This was a retrospective analysis of the Hospital Episode Statistics database. The main outcomes were: 1-year mortality, neonatal length of hospital stay (nLOS), total bed-days at 1 year and readmission rate. The association between hospital volume and outcomes was assessed for specialist paediatric surgery centres.

Results

A total of 2336 infants were included (incidence 2·5 per 10 000 live births). No significant time trends were found in incidence and main out

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6551417 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature