Anke Rissmann, Joachim Tan, Svetlana V Glinianaia, Judith Rankin, Anna Pierini, Michele Santoro, Alessio Coi, Ester Garne, Maria Loane, Joanne Given, Abigail Reid, Amaia Aizpurua, Diana Akhmedzhanova, Elisa Ballardini, Ingeborg Barisic, Clara Cavero-Carbonell, Hermien E K de Walle, Miriam Gatt, Mika Gissler, Anna Heino, Sue Jordan, Stine Kjaer Urhoj, Kari Klungsøyr, Renee Lutke, Olatz Mokoroa, Amanda Julie Neville, Daniel S Thayer, Diana G Wellesley, Lyubov Yevtushok, Oscar Zurriaga, Joan Morris
BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies (CAs) increase the risk of death during infancy and childhood. This study aimed to evaluate the accuracy of using death certificates to estimate the burden of CAs on mortality for children under 10 years old. METHODS: Children born alive with a major CA between 1 January 1995 and 31 December 2014, from 13 population-based European CA registries were linked to mortality records up to their 10th birthday or 31 December 2015, whichever was earlier...
June 2023: BMJ Paediatrics Open