Natural History and Survival Status of Children with Congenital Anomalies
S Dastgiri, DH Stone · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2008 · Heft 05
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Objectives- The purpose of the present study was to characterise the natural history and survival status of children with congenital anomalies and to determine factors influencing the prognosis of these defects. Methods–7,250 cases of congenital anomalies were diagnosed and registered by the population-based Glasgow Registery of Congenital Anomalies (Scotland, UK). For the purpose of survival analysis, 6153 live born infants with congenital anomaly were retrospectively followed to assess their survival status from birth to age 5. Results- The median survival time for congenital anomalies, who died, was 11 days (…