2021
DOI: 10.3390/ijns7040075
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Province-Wide Stool Color Card Screening for Biliary Atresia in Lower-Saxony: Experiences with Passive Distribution Strategies and Results

Abstract: Background: Stool color card (SCC) screenings for biliary atresia (BA) have shown to improve Kasai timing and outcome significantly. Both obligatory and non-obligatory screenings with passive distribution strategies have proven to be effective. Therefore, we have initiated a voluntary SCC program and aim to describe our experience. Methods: Since 2017 we supply all maternity wards in Lower-Saxony with SCC. Attending pediatricians and parents of BA infants were contacted via questionnaires and asked for their e… Show more

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“…The 5-year jaundice-free survival rate with native liver increased from 27.3% to 64.3%, and the overall survival rate improved from 55.7% to 89.3%. Screening with SCC is increasingly used in Europe[ 40 - 42 ]. In Switzerland[ 42 ], the card has been available for voluntary distribution since 2009.…”
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“…The 5-year jaundice-free survival rate with native liver increased from 27.3% to 64.3%, and the overall survival rate improved from 55.7% to 89.3%. Screening with SCC is increasingly used in Europe[ 40 - 42 ]. In Switzerland[ 42 ], the card has been available for voluntary distribution since 2009.…”
Section: Bamentioning
confidence: 99%