Gastroschisis prevalence substantially decreased from 2009 through 2018 after a 3-fold increase from 1997 to 2008

Gastroschisis incidence increased 300% in the United States from 1998 to 2013. We sought to assess trends in gastroschisis prevalence in the United States from 1997 to 2018 from a large NICU dataset.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - April 7, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Reese H. Clark, John Sousa, Matthew M. Laughon, Veeral N. Tolia Source Type: research