M Kilkenny1, M Riley, J Lumley. 1. Perinatal Data Collection Unit, Department of Health and Community Services, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there has been an improvement in ascertainment of malformations in the Victorian Congenital Malformations Register (VCMR). METHODOLOGY: The medical records of 500 children under 4 years of age admitted consecutively to two paediatric teaching hospitals in Victoria in 1992 were viewed to determine whether these cases had been notified to the Register. RESULTS: Over three-quarters of the defects recorded had been notified to VCMR. There was 100% ascertainment of chromosomal anomalies and a high proportion of major structural malformations were notified. CONCLUSION: This study repeats the validation study completed in 1986 and shows marked improvement in ascertainment of malformations in the VCMR by 1992.
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether there has been an improvement in ascertainment of malformations in the Victorian Congenital Malformations Register (VCMR). METHODOLOGY: The medical records of 500 children under 4 years of age admitted consecutively to two paediatric teaching hospitals in Victoria in 1992 were viewed to determine whether these cases had been notified to the Register. RESULTS: Over three-quarters of the defects recorded had been notified to VCMR. There was 100% ascertainment of chromosomal anomalies and a high proportion of major structural malformations were notified. CONCLUSION: This study repeats the validation study completed in 1986 and shows marked improvement in ascertainment of malformations in the VCMR by 1992.