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View article: Evaluation of special educational needs and disability provision in English primary schools using administrative health and education data in the ECHILD database
Evaluation of special educational needs and disability provision in English primary schools using administrative health and education data in the ECHILD database Open
Introduction Schools worldwide balance whole-class teaching with additional provision for children with special educational needs or disability (SEND). Robust evidence on equity and effectiveness of SEND provision is essential to address g…
View article: Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies in England: a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from the ECHILD database
Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies in England: a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from the ECHILD database Open
ObjectivesChildren with major congenital anomalies (CA) face greater risks of lower educational attainment than their peers due to ill-health, disability and lack of support. We aimed to evaluate attainment gaps by comparing educational ou…
View article: Primary school attainment outcomes in children with neurodisability: A population-based cohort study using linked education and health data from England.
Primary school attainment outcomes in children with neurodisability: A population-based cohort study using linked education and health data from England. Open
ObjectivesWe aimed to provide population-level prognostic data on educational outcomes for children with neurodisabilities in England. By quantifying attainment gaps, we identified critical periods where children begin to struggle. We soug…
View article: Risk factors for hospital admission and length of stay for children with and without congenital anomalies: a EUROlinkCAT cohort study
Risk factors for hospital admission and length of stay for children with and without congenital anomalies: a EUROlinkCAT cohort study Open
Objective To evaluate risk factors for hospital admission and length of stay (LOS) among children with and without congenital anomalies (CAs). Design A population-based linkage cohort study including 50 353 children with major CAs and 1 25…
View article: Tapering-pressure VAC therapy for wound exudation in POPF after pancreatoduodenectomy: a single-center experience
Tapering-pressure VAC therapy for wound exudation in POPF after pancreatoduodenectomy: a single-center experience Open
Background Pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD) is the only effective treatment for the peri-ampullar carcinoma. However, postoperative pancreatic fistula(POPF) is the most intractable complication causing relevant mortality. Moreover, pancreatic j…
View article: Educational attainment of children with major congenital anomalies during primary school in England: a population cohort study using linked administrative data from ECHILD
Educational attainment of children with major congenital anomalies during primary school in England: a population cohort study using linked administrative data from ECHILD Open
Background Major congenital anomalies (CAs) occur in 2.3% of livebirths and are associated with lower educational attainment in affected children. Understanding how attainment changes throughout primary school would inform parents, schools…
View article: Educational attainment among primary school children with neurodisability: A population-based cohort study using linked education and health data from England
Educational attainment among primary school children with neurodisability: A population-based cohort study using linked education and health data from England Open
Objective To support integrated health and education approaches by assessing differences in educational attainment between primary school children with and without a range of neurodisabilities. Design Population-based cohort study. Methods…
View article: Health outcomes of children with Prader-Willi or Angelman syndromes: a European population-based multicentre study
Health outcomes of children with Prader-Willi or Angelman syndromes: a European population-based multicentre study Open
Background/aim Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are rare imprinting disorders caused by the aberrant expression of 15q11.2-q13 imprinted genes. Due to their rarity, data on health outcomes during infancy are limited. …
View article: Cartilage Resection in the Surgical Management of Ear Melanoma
Cartilage Resection in the Surgical Management of Ear Melanoma Open
Background Melanoma of the ear accounts for approximately 1% of cutaneous melanomas. Management recommendations are based on small retrospective series and case reports. Resection of melanoma of the ear requires a delicate balance between …
View article: Safety Outcome of Yap Technique in Structural Rhinoplasty with PCL Mesh as Unilateral Extended Spreader Graft and End-to-End Septal Extension Graft: A Four-Year Single Surgeon Experience
Safety Outcome of Yap Technique in Structural Rhinoplasty with PCL Mesh as Unilateral Extended Spreader Graft and End-to-End Septal Extension Graft: A Four-Year Single Surgeon Experience Open
Objective: To look at the outcomes of a single surgeon’s experience using Yap Technique in utilizing PCL mesh for nasal tip support from August 2018 to July 2022 with a follow-up of six months to four years. Methods:Design: Retrospective C…
View article: The Healthcare Needs of Children With Down Syndrome in the First Year of Life: An Analysis of the <scp>EUROlinkCAT</scp> Data Linkage Study
The Healthcare Needs of Children With Down Syndrome in the First Year of Life: An Analysis of the <span>EUROlinkCAT</span> Data Linkage Study Open
Background Globally, Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal anomaly, often co‐occurring with cardiac or gastrointestinal anomalies. There is a lack of robust data on specific healthcare needs of children with Down syndrome compared t…
View article: Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies: Study protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from England
Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies: Study protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from England Open
Background Major congenital anomalies (CAs) affect around 2% of live births and are a primary cause of infant mortality, childhood morbidity and long-term disability, often requiring hospitalisation and/or surgery. Children with CAs are at…
View article: Routine chest X-ray post cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: is it really required? Experience from a tertiary centre
Routine chest X-ray post cardiac implantable electronic device implantation: is it really required? Experience from a tertiary centre Open
Introduction The 2021 EHRA expert consensus statement on pacemaker (PPM) and transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implant technique proposes a chest X-ray (CXR) prior to hospital discharge in all patients. This recommen…
View article: Children with <scp>Hirschsprung's</scp> disease have high morbidity in the first 5 years of life
Children with <span>Hirschsprung's</span> disease have high morbidity in the first 5 years of life Open
Background Hirschsprung's disease is a rare congenital anomaly of the colon with absence of the ganglionic nerve cells. The treatment of the anomaly is surgical. Methods This population‐based data‐linkage cohort study was part of the EUROl…
View article: Hospital care in the first 10 years of life of children with congenital anomalies in six European countries: data from the EUROlinkCAT cohort linkage study
Hospital care in the first 10 years of life of children with congenital anomalies in six European countries: data from the EUROlinkCAT cohort linkage study Open
Objective To quantify the hospital care for children born with a major congenital anomaly up to 10 years of age compared with children without a congenital anomaly. Design, setting and patients 79 591 children with congenital anomalies and…
View article: Higher risk of cerebral palsy, seizures/epilepsy, visual‐ and hearing impairments, cancer, injury and child abuse in children with congenital anomalies: Data from the EUROlinkCAT study
Higher risk of cerebral palsy, seizures/epilepsy, visual‐ and hearing impairments, cancer, injury and child abuse in children with congenital anomalies: Data from the EUROlinkCAT study Open
Aim The aim is to examine the risk of cerebral palsy, seizures/epilepsy, visual‐ and hearing impairments, cancer, injury/poisoning and child abuse in children with and without a congenital anomaly up to age 5 and 10 years. Methods This is …
View article: Academic achievement at ages 11 and 16 in children born with congenital anomalies in England: A multi‐registry linked cohort study
Academic achievement at ages 11 and 16 in children born with congenital anomalies in England: A multi‐registry linked cohort study Open
Background Children born with major congenital anomalies (CAs) have lower academic achievement compared with their peers, but the existing evidence is restricted to a number of specific CAs. Objectives To investigate academic outcomes at a…
View article: Timing of Cardiac Surgical Interventions and Postoperative Mortality in Children With Severe Congenital Heart Defects Across Europe: Data From the EUROlinkCAT Study
Timing of Cardiac Surgical Interventions and Postoperative Mortality in Children With Severe Congenital Heart Defects Across Europe: Data From the EUROlinkCAT Study Open
Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the timing of the first cardiac surgery, the number of cardiac surgeries performed, and 30‐day postoperative mortality rate for children with severe congenital heart defects (sCHDs) in t…
View article: Risk factors for mortality in infancy and childhood in children with major congenital anomalies: A European population‐based cohort study
Risk factors for mortality in infancy and childhood in children with major congenital anomalies: A European population‐based cohort study Open
Background Preterm birth and young maternal age are known risk factors for infant and childhood mortality. There is limited knowledge of the impact of these risk factors in children born with major congenital anomalies (CAs), who have inhe…
View article: Antiasthmatic prescriptions in children with and without congenital anomalies: a population-based study
Antiasthmatic prescriptions in children with and without congenital anomalies: a population-based study Open
Objectives To explore the risk of being prescribed/dispensed medications for respiratory symptoms and breathing difficulties in children with and without congenital anomalies. Design A EUROlinkCAT population-based data linkage cohort study…
View article: Creating a population-based cohort of children born with and without congenital anomalies using birth data matched to hospital discharge databases in 11 European regions: Assessment of linkage success and data quality
Creating a population-based cohort of children born with and without congenital anomalies using birth data matched to hospital discharge databases in 11 European regions: Assessment of linkage success and data quality Open
Linking routinely collected healthcare administrative data is a valuable method for conducting research on morbidity outcomes, but linkage quality and accuracy needs to be assessed for bias as the data were not collected for research. The …
View article: The burden of disease for children born alive with <scp>Turner</scp> syndrome—A European cohort study
The burden of disease for children born alive with <span>Turner</span> syndrome—A European cohort study Open
Background Turner syndrome is a rare congenital anomaly caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy that may affect mortality and morbidity in childhood. Methods This population‐based data‐linkage cohort study, as part of the EUROl…
View article: Ethics and legal requirements for data linkage in 14 European countries for children with congenital anomalies
Ethics and legal requirements for data linkage in 14 European countries for children with congenital anomalies Open
Introduction Linking healthcare data sets can create valuable resources for research, particularly when investigating rare exposures or outcomes. However, across Europe, the permissions processes required to access data can be complex. Thi…
View article: Causes of death in children with congenital anomalies up to age 10 in eight European countries
Causes of death in children with congenital anomalies up to age 10 in eight European countries Open
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…
View article: Survival, hospitalisation and surgery in children born with Pierre Robin sequence: a European population-based cohort study
Survival, hospitalisation and surgery in children born with Pierre Robin sequence: a European population-based cohort study Open
Objective To evaluate survival, hospitalisations and surgical procedures for children born with Pierre Robin sequence (PRS) across Europe. Design Multicentre population-based cohort study. Setting Data on 463 live births with PRS from a po…
View article: Renal transplant and hemostasis: early postoperative changes in recipients and donors
Renal transplant and hemostasis: early postoperative changes in recipients and donors Open
Persistence of a hypercoagulable state was more prominent in recipients after 24 hours despite recovery in renal function and initiation of thromboprophylaxis.