Prevalence and early surgical outcome of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the Netherlands: a population-based cohort study from the European Pediatric Surgical Audit.

Background: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare birth defect with substantial mortality. This study aims to generate a population-based overview of CDH care and outcomes in the Netherlands. Moreover, it assesses interhospital variations between the two Dutch CDH expert centres.