The Canadian Biliary Atresia Registry: Improving the care of Canadian infants with biliary atresia

Canadian Biliary Atresia Registry

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

13 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Biliary atresia is the most common cause of end-stage liver disease and liver cirrhosis in children, and the leading indication for liver transplantation in the paediatric population. There is no cure for biliary atresia; however, timely diagnosis and early infant age at surgical intervention using the Kasai portoenterostomy optimize the prognosis. Late referral is a significant problem in Canada and elsewhere. There is also a lack of standardized care practices among treating centres in this country. Biliary atresia registries currently exist across Europe, Asia and the United States. They have provided important evidence-based information to initiate changes to biliary atresia care in their countries with improvements in outcome. The Canadian Biliary Atresia Registry was initiated in 2013 for the purpose of identifying best standards of care, enhancing public education, facilitating knowledge translation and advocating for novel national public health policy programs to improve the outcomes of Canadian infants with biliary atresia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-134
Number of pages4
JournalPaediatrics and Child Health
Volume21
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Pulsus Group Inc. All rights reserved.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'The Canadian Biliary Atresia Registry: Improving the care of Canadian infants with biliary atresia'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this