Decentralized surgery of abdominal wall defects in Germany

  • Purpose: Neonatal surgery for abdominal wall defects is not performed in a centralized manner in Germany. The aim of this study was to investigate whether treatment for abdominal wall defects in Germany is equally effective compared to international results despite the decentralized care. Methods: All newborn patients who were clients of the major statutory health insurance company in Germany between 2009 and 2013 and who had a diagnosis of gastroschisis or omphalocele were included. Mortality during the first year of life was analysed. Results: The 316 patients with gastroschisis were classified as simple (82%) or complex (18%) cases. The main associated anomalies in the 197 patients with omphalocele were trisomy 18/21 (8%), cardiac anomalies (32%) and anomalies of the urinary tract (10%). Overall mortality was 4% for gastroschisis and 16% for omphalocele. Significant factors for non-survival were birth weight below 1500 g for both groups, complex gastroschisis, volvulus and anomalies of the blood supply to the intestine in gastroschisis, and female gender, trisomy 18/21 and lung hypoplasia in omphalocele. Conclusions: Despite the fact that paediatric surgical care is organized in a decentralized manner in Germany, the mortality rates for gastroschisis and omphalocele are equal to those reported in international data.

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Author:Andrea SchmeddingORCiDGND, Boris WittekindORCiDGND, Emilia Salzmann-Manrique, Rolf Schloesser, Udo RolleORCiDGND
URN:urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-813068
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-020-04647-7
ISSN:1437-9813
Parent Title (English):Pediatric surgery international
Publisher:Springer
Place of publication:Berlin ; Heidelberg
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Date of Publication (online):2020/03/26
Date of first Publication:2020/03/26
Publishing Institution:Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg
Release Date:2024/02/28
Tag:Child; Gastroschisis; Mortality; Neonatal surgery outcome; Omphalocele
Volume:36
Issue:5
Page Number:10
First Page:569
Last Page:578
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Open Access funding provided by Projekt DEAL.
HeBIS-PPN:521024064
Institutes:Medizin
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
Sammlungen:Universitätspublikationen
Licence (German):License LogoCreative Commons - CC BY - Namensnennung 4.0 International