Assessment of antenatal and postnatal prognostic indicators in the outcome of neonatal congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A prospective observational study

Conclusions: We conclude that the prognostic indicators associated with poor prognosis are low 5-min APGAR, high VI, low HCO3 levels in venous blood gas analysis, mesh repair, HFOV, inotropes usage, and PPHN. None of the antenatal factors studied showed any statistical significance. Further prospective studies with a larger sample size are recommended to confirm the findings.

Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - March 3, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Aniruthan Deivasigamani Bikash Kumar Naredi Bibekanand Jindal Kumaravel Sambandan Krishnakumar Govindarajan Nishad Plakkal Mamatha Gowda Source Type: research