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Table 4 Patient characteristics comparing early on ECMO repair versus late on ECMO repair. The two groups had similar prenatal risk factors, but the early repair group was more likely to be prenatally diagnosed and have earlier ECMO cannulation. Data is presented as median (IQR) or as a percentage

From: Reduction in blood product transfusion requirements with early on-ECMO repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Variable

Early repaira

Late repairb

P-value

Assigned female at birth

11/26 (42.3%)

12/22 (54.5%)

0.5627

Caucasian

19/26 (73.1%)

12/22 (54.5%)

0.2323

Birth weight (kg)

3.0 (2.5–3.0)

2.9 (2.4–3.1)

0.9380

Gestational age at birth

38 (37–38)

38 (37.5–38.5)

0.0605

Congenital heart defect

3/26 (11.5%)

3/22 (13.6%)

>0.9999

C-section delivery

19/26 (73.1%)

9/22 (40.1%)

0.0395

1-min APGAR

4 (2–6)

3 (1–5)

0.4218

5-min APGAR

7 (5–8)

5 (4–6.8)

0.0610

pH at birth

7.02 (6.95–7.09) (n = 25)

7.01 (6.9–7.19)

0.7623

Day of life ECMO started

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

0.9203

Day of life repaired

2 (2–2.75)

7 (5–9)

<0.0001

Left-sided hernia

17/26 (65.4%)

16/22 (72.7%)

0.7563

Intrathoracic liver

25/26 (96.2%)

21/22 (95.5%)

>0.9999

Prenatally diagnosed

26/26 (100%)

14/22 (63.6%)

0.0008

Prenatal imaging

 LHR (US)

1.05 (0.68–1.23) (n = 20)

0.89 (0.73–1.09) (n = 10)

0.7865

 O/E LHR (US)

34.9 (27.5–42.4) (n = 22)

24.5 (20–42.7) (n = 9)

0.2970

 TLV (MRI)

19.0 (12.8–24.5)

23 (16–26.6) (n = 9)

0.6194

 PPLV (MRI)

13.5 (11–16.7) (n = 25)

15 (14–19) (n = 9)

0.1287

  1. an = 26, bn = 22 unless otherwise noted