What is Congenital malformations?

What is Congenital malformations?

• Congenital malformations: Physical body or organ malformations existing at birth.
• Congenital malformations: Used with disease headings to indicate those conditions existing at, and usually before, birth. It excludes morphologic abnormalities and birth injuries, for which "abnormalities" and "injuries" are used.
  Source - Diseases Database

Name and Aliases of Congenital malformations

Main name of condition: Congenital malformations

congenital abnormality

Developmental deformity, Congenital conditions, Birth defects Source - Diseases Database

Types of Congenital malformations:

Subtypes of Congenital malformations: Cleft palate, Cleft lip, Congenital heart defects, Spina bifida

How serious is Congenital malformations?

Deaths for Congenital malformations: 10,393 deaths reported in USA 1999 for congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities(NVSR Sep 2001)

What causes Congenital malformations?

Causes of Congenital malformations: see causes of Congenital malformations

How is it treated?

Treatments for Congenital malformations: see treatments for Congenital malformations

Society issues for Congenital malformations

Hospitalization statistics for Congenital malformations: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Congenital malformations:

• 23,043 admissions to public hospitals because of congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 26.7% of hospitalisations for congenital malformations in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 406,415 patient days spent in private hospitals for congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 48.6% of hospitalisations for congenital malformations in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 84,024 admissions to private hospitals because of congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
• 85,581 patient days spent in public hospitals for congenital malformations in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)