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Table 1 Comparison between survivors and non survivors of right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients

From: Right Bochdalek congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a tertiary center’s experience over 13 years

 

Survivors (9/15)

Non-survivors (6/15)

P value

Gestational age (weeks)

-Mean 38.56±2.19

7 full term (77.78%)

2 preterm (22.22%)

-Mean 35.67±4.03

3 full term (50%)

3 preterm (50%)

.093

Birth weight (kg)

-Mean 3.32±0.45 kg

-Mean 2.35±0.78 kg

.008

Apgar score (out of 10)

-Mean at 1 min: 5.67±2.79

-Mean at 1 min: 5±1.55

.604

-Mean at 5 min: 7.33±1.50

-Mean at 5 min: 7±1.55

.683

Cardiac malformations

-5 newborns (55.56%):

4 PDA

3 ASD/PFO

1 VSD

1 pulmonary artery stenosis

-5 newborns (83.33%):

4 ASD/PFO

3 PDA

3 right side aortic arch

1 VSD

1 pulmonary artery stenosis

1 double outlet right ventricle

.580

Pulmonary hypertension (estimated from echocardiography done at first week of life)

-6 newborns (66%) had mild PHTN.

-3 newborns (33%) had moderate to severe PHTN.

-All (100%) had signs of severe PHTNa.

.027

Need for HFOVb and duration

4 needed HFOV (44.44%)

(mean 8±3.5, range 5-14 days)

5 needed HFOV (83.33%)

(mean 2.2±2.4, range 1-7 days)

.286

  1. aSevere pulmonary hypertension (PHTN): estimated pulmonary arterial pressure that is equal to systemic blood pressure or more (suprasystemic)
  2. bHFOV high frequency oscillatory ventilation