A retrospective review of the contribution of rare diseases to paediatric mortality in Ireland.
Emer GunneCliona McGarveyKarina HamiltonEileen P TreacyDeborah M LambertSally-Ann LynchPublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2020)
Additional routine rare disease coding is necessary to identify rare diseases within Irish healthcare systems to enable better healthcare planning. Rare disease patients are overrepresented in paediatric mortality statistics and in-patient length of stay during hospital admission prior to death.