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ArticlePaediatric and perinatal epidemiology2019

Mode of delivery and mortality among neonates with gastroschisis: A population-based cohort in Texas.

Adriana Lopez, Renata H Benjamin, Janhavi R Raut, Anushuya Ramakrishnan, Laura E Mitchell, Kuojen Tsao, Anthony Johnson, Peter H Langlois, Michael D Swartz, A J Agopian

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Article in Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Gastroschisis: A State-of-the-Art Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adriana LopezDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
Renata H BenjaminDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.ORCID 0000-0001-6406-4247
Janhavi R RautDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
Anushuya RamakrishnanDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
Laura E MitchellDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
Kuojen TsaoCenter for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice (CSTEP), Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas.
Anthony JohnsonDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, Texas.
Peter H LangloisBirth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas.
Michael D SwartzDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
A J AgopianDepartment of Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental Sciences, UTHealth School of Public Health, Houston, Texas.
University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas · USMemorial Hermann · USTexas Department of State Health Services · US

Funding

Do Cesarean Deliveries Reduce Mortality in Infants with Birth Defects?R01HD086120 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI AGOPIAN, A.J. · 2016 to 2017
$383k
NICHD NIH HHS 5R01HD086120-02NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD086120
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMode of delivery is hypothesised to influence clinical outcomes among neonates with gastroschisis. Results from previous studies of neonatal mortality have been mixed; however, most studies have been small, clinical cohorts and have not adjusted for potential confounders.

objectivesTo evaluate whether caesarean delivery is associated with mortality among neonates with gastroschisis.

methodsWe studied liveborn, nonsyndromic neonates with gastroschisis delivered during 1999-2014 using data from the Texas Birth Defect Registry. Using multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression, we separately assessed the relationship between caesarean and death during two different time periods, prior to 29 days (<29 days) and prior to 365 days (<365 days) after delivery, adjusting for potential confounders. We also updated a recent meta-analysis on this relationship, combining our estimates with those from the literature.

resultsAmong 2925 neonates with gastroschisis, 63% were delivered by caesarean. No associations were observed between caesarean delivery and death <29 days (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] 1.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.63, 1.61) or <365 days after delivery (aHR 0.99, 95% CI 0.70, 1.41). The results were similar among those with additional malformations and among those without additional malformations. When we combined our estimate with prior estimates from the literature, results were similar (combined risk ratio [RR] 1.00, 95% CI 0.84, 1.19).

conclusionsAlthough caesarean rates among neonates with gastroschisis were high, our results suggest that mode of delivery is not associated with mortality among these individuals. However, data on morbidity outcomes (eg intestinal damage, infection) were not available in this study.

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AdolescentAdultCesarean SectionCohort StudiesGastroschisisHumansInfantInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornTexasYoung Adultcaesarean sectiongastroschisismode of deliverymortalityvaginal delivery

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