Variazioni Regionali nella Mortalità, nel Trattamento Chirurgico e nell'Ospedalizzazione in Bambini con Ernia Congenita del Diaphragma: Uno Studio di Cohorte Basato su Dati di Popolazione Europea con Collegamento dei Dati.

PURPOSE: To describe mortality, surgical treatment, and hospitalization patterns in children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) using population-based data, linked to congenital anomaly registries across Europe. METHODS: This cohort study used nine EUROCAT registries in five countries (Denmark, Finland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) linked to routinely collected hospital and mortality data. Children born alive with CDH between 2005 and 2014 were included and followed until age 5 in hospital data or age 10 in death data, with the final follow-up the end of 2015. Analyses were conducted for all CDH cases and separately for isolated CDH (CDH without additional major congenital