Open AccessRENAC: National Registry of Congenital Anomalies of Argentina.
Author(s) -
Boris Groisman,
María Paz Bidondo,
Pablo Barbero,
Juan Gili,
Rosa Liascovich
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pubmed
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2013.eng.484
Subject(s) - medicine , referral , patient registry , pediatrics , family medicine
The National Registry of Congenital Anomalies (Registro Nacional de Anomalías Congénitas, RENAC) is a hospital-based surveillance system for newborn infants with major morphological congenital anomalies (CAs). The objective of this study was to describe the characteristics and operation of the RENAC registry and the prevalence at birth of 56 specifc selected CAs, compared to other registries.