Hospital length of stay among children with and without congenital anomalies across 11 European regions-A population-based data linkage study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Congenital anomalies are a leading cause of childhood morbidity, but little is known about the long-term outcomes.

Objective

To quantify the burden of disease in childhood for children with congenital anomalies by assessing the risk of hospitalisation, the number of days spent in hospital and proportion of children with extended stays (≥10 days).

Methods

European population-based record-linkage study in 11 regions in eight countries including children with congenital anomalies (EUROCAT children) and without congenital anomalies (reference children) living in the same regions. The children were born between 1995 and 2014 and were followed to their tenth birthday or 31/12/2015. European meta-analyses of the outcome measures were performed by two age groups, <

SUBMITTER: Urhoj SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9307180 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature