Hospital Volume and Outcome in the Treatment of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Germany – Observational Study Using National Hospital Discharge Data From 2016 to 2023
These findings indicate that high-volume centers treat a greater proportion of severe cases and that they may achieve better outcomes for the most critically ill patients, as reflected by lower ECMO-specific mortality.
Authors
- Ulrike Nimptsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4292-5162)
- Miriam Wilms (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5288-6075)
- Michael Boettcher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0986-4465)
- Florian Kipfmueller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7414-757X)
- T Schaible (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2062-2272)
- Ralf Herwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9335-1760)
- Julia Elrod (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8479-2305)
- Christoph Mohr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-0892)
- Reinhard Busse
- Max Samans
- Trudo Wolfram
Institutions
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Düsseldorf University Hospital (DE)
- Hernia Center (US)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
- Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DE)
- Technische Universität Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2025-06-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2025.162399
- Primary Topic
- Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00