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DrCherylBattersby

Faculty of Medicine, School of Public Health

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Neonatal Medicine
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 3315 3047c.battersby Website

 
 
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Location

 

G.4.4.Chelsea and Westminster HospitalChelsea and Westminster Campus

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Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Nezafat:2023:10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002007,
author = {Nezafat, Maldonado B and Singhal, G and Chow, LY and Hargreaves, D and Gale, C and Battersby, C},
doi = {10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002007},
journal = {BMJ Paediatrics Open},
pages = {1--14},
title = {Association between birth location and short-term outcomes for babies with gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal fistula: a systematic review},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002007},
volume = {7},
year = {2023}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Background Neonatal care is commonly regionalised, meaning specialist services are only available at certain units. Consequently, infants with surgical conditions needing specialist care who are born in non-surgical centres require postnatal transfer. Best practice models advocate for colocated maternity and surgical services as the place of birth for infants with antenatally diagnosed congenital conditions to avoid postnatal transfers. We conducted a systematic review to explore the association between location of birth and short-term outcomes of babies with gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) and oesophageal atresia with or without tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF/OA).Methods We searched MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases for studies from high income countries comparing outcomes for infants with gastroschisis, CDH or TOF/OA based on their place of delivery. Outcomes of interest included mortality, length of stay, age at first feed, comorbidities and duration of parenteral nutrition. We assessed study quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. We present a narrative synthesis of our findings.Results Nineteen cohort studies compared outcomes of babies with one of gastroschisis, CDH or TOF/OA. Heterogeneity across the studies precluded meta-analysis. Eight studies carried out case-mix adjustments. Overall, we found conflicting evidence. There is limited evidence to suggest that birth in a maternity unit with a colocated surgical centre was associated with a reduction in mortality for CDH and decreased length of stay for gastroschisis.Conclusions There is little evidence to suggest that delivery in colocated maternity-surgical services may be associated with shortened length of stay and reduced mortality. Our findings are limited by significant heterogeneity, potential for bias and paucity of strong evidence. This supports the need for further research to investigate the impact of birth location on outcomes for babies with congenital
AU  - Nezafat,Maldonado B
AU  - Singhal,G
AU  - Chow,LY
AU  - Hargreaves,D
AU  - Gale,C
AU  - Battersby,C
DO  - 10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002007
EP  - 14
PY  - 2023///
SN  - 2399-9772
SP  - 1
TI  - Association between birth location and short-term outcomes for babies with gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and oesophageal fistula: a systematic review
T2  - BMJ Paediatrics Open
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2023-002007
UR  - https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/7/1/e002007
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/104925
VL  - 7
ER  -
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