| A study of deaths and handicap in a consecutive series of spina bifida treated unselectively from birth. | |
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PMID: 6232775 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In a consecutive series of spina bifida operated unselectively at birth 62% reached the twelfth birthday and 54% could be expected to reach the nineteenth. Many of the most severely affected cases survived; if they died the cause was usually renal failure. Bronchopneumonia was the main cause of death in infants and hydrocephalus in the older children. Girls outnumbered boys by 1:1.3 and, although they were more severely affected, their survival equalled the boys'. Awareness of the high survival rate which results from the treatment of spina bifida is important for the parents of a newborn baby. It is also a prerequisite in planning provision for the young adult. |
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Authors:
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G M Hunt |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Zeitschrift für Kinderchirurgie : organ der Deutschen, der Schweizerischen und der Osterreichischen Gesellschaft für Kinderchirurgie = Surgery in infancy and childhood Volume: 38 Suppl 2 ISSN: 0174-3082 ISO Abbreviation: Z Kinderchir Publication Date: 1983 Dec |
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Created Date: 1984-06-21 Completed Date: 1984-06-21 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8103794 Medline TA: Z Kinderchir Country: GERMANY, WEST |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 100-2 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Child Child, Preschool Disabled Persons Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Hydrocephalus / mortality Infant Infant, Newborn Life Expectancy* Male Patient Care Planning Pulmonary Embolism / mortality Quality of Life Seizures / mortality Sensory Thresholds Spina Bifida Occulta / surgery* |
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