Growth Assessment and the Risk of Growth Retardation in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study from the Japanese Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group

Conclusion GR was observed in 22.7% of the CDH survivors. Body weight improved between 1.5 and 3 years of age in the GR cases, but some patients developed chronic malnutrition via acute malnutrition. Low birth weight and the need for HOT were GR risk factors. Aggressive management of acute malnutrition may improve the growth of patients with CDH.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - October 28, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Terui, KeitaNagata, KoujiHayakawa, MasahiroOkuyama, HiroomiGoishi, KeijiYokoi, AkikoTazuke, YukoTakayasu, HajimeYoshida, HideoUsui, Noriaki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research