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PB.01 EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CONGENITAL DIAPHRAGMATIC HERNIA IN THE FORMER TRENT REGION, UK
J. C. E. Wright1, E. S. Draper2, D. Field1. 1University Hospitals of Leicester, Leicester, UK, 2University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
Aims: The management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a major challenge to all clinicians with no definitive trials to identify even elements of an optimal management approach. The aims of this study were to report the incidence and short-term outcome of CDH in a large geographically defined population with routine access to antenatal scanning and termination and to estimate the feasibility of performing a randomised control trial (RCT) in this patient population.
Methods: Data were collected on all cases of CDH reported to the East Midlands and South Yorkshire Congenital Anomaly Register between 1997 and 2005.
Results: 194 cases of CDH were identified from 547 025 births, a birth prevalence of 3.5 per 10 000. 73% were diagnosed antenatally and 22% postnatally. 69% of cases resulted
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