Written answers
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
Department of Health and Children
Patient Statistics
9:00 pm
Damien English (Meath, Fine Gael)
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Question 312: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of birth asphyxia cases in the Health Service Executive north east region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5451/06]
Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table below. Data are derived from the hospital inpatient inquiry system which records information on each episode of hospitalisation in publicly funded acute hospitals.
| Number of Newborns with a Diagnosis of Birth Asphyxia in the HSE North Eastern Region 2004 | |
| Condition | Number |
| Severe Birth Asphyxia (With Neurological Involvement) | 5 |
| Mild / Moderate Birth Asphyxia (Without Neurological Involvement) | 33 |
| Unspecified Birth Asphyxia | 6 |
| Total | 44 |
| Notes: | |
| (i)Data refer to newborns with an area of residence of Cavan, Louth, Monaghan or Meath and a diagnosis code of ICD-9-CM 768.5 [Severe Birth Asphyxia], 768.6 [Mild/ Moderate Birth Asphyxia] or 768.9 [Unspecified Birth Asphyxia]. | |
| (ii)This table is based on Hospital InPatient Enquiry (HIPE) data received to end of January 2006. |
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