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<p>Information on the number of babies born with a hole in their heart is not collected
centrally.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The following table provides information
on the number of finished birth episodes where there was a primary or secondary diagnosis
of a cardiac septal defect (where there is a hole between two of the heart's chambers)
for the years 2009-10 to 2013-14. The table does not include babies where the condition
was diagnosed after the birth episode.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="9" rowspan="2"><p>Count of finished consultant (birth) episodes (FCEs)<sup>1</sup>
with a primary or secondary diagnosis<sup>2</sup> of cardiac septal defects<sup>3</sup>,
2009-10 to 2013-14<sup>4</sup></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p>Activity in English National Health Service
hospitals and English NHS commissioned activity in the independent sector</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Birth Episodes</p></td><td
colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>1,615</p></td><td colspan="2"><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>1,888</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2,069</p></td><td
colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>2,217</p></td><td colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>2,370</p></td><td
colspan="2"> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><em>Source:</em>
Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), Health and Social Care Information Centre</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><em> </em></p><p>
</p><p><em>Notes:</em></p><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>FCE</p><p> </p><p>A FCE is a continuous
period of admitted patient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider.
FCEs are counted against the year in which they end. There is one FCE record per baby
born in each delivery episode.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>2</sup>Number of
episodes in which the patient had a primary or secondary diagnosis</p><p> </p><p>The
number of episodes where this diagnosis was recorded in any of the 20 (14 from 2002-03
to 2006-07 and seven prior to 2002-03) primary and secondary diagnosis fields in a
HES record. Each episode is only counted once, even if the diagnosis is recorded in
more than one diagnosis field of the record.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>3</sup>ICD-10
Codes</p><p> </p><p>The term ‘hole in the heart’ does not exist in the ICD-10 classification.
Instead, we have used the following ICD-10 coding:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Q21.-
Congenital malformations of cardiac septa.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><sup>4</sup>Assessing
growth through time (Admitted patient care)</p><p> </p><p>HES figures are available
from 1989-90 onwards. Changes to the figures over time need to be interpreted in the
context of improvements in data quality and coverage (particularly in earlier years),
improvements in coverage of independent sector activity (particularly from 2006-07)
and changes in NHS practice. For example, apparent reductions in activity may be due
to a number of procedures which may now be undertaken in outpatient settings and so
no longer included in admitted patient HES data. Conversely, apparent increases in
activity may be due to improved recording of diagnosis or procedure information.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>HES include activity ending in the year in question and run
from April to March, e.g. 2012-13 includes activity ending between 1 April 2012 and
31 March 2013.</p><p> </p>
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