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Perrone EE, Karmakar M, Lally PA, Chung S, Kipfmueller F, Morini F, Phillips R, Van Meurs KP, Harting MT, Mychaliska GB, Lally KP. Image-based prenatal predictors correlate with postnatal survival, extracorporeal life support use, and defect size in left congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Perinatol 2022; 42:1195-1201. [PMID: 35228684 DOI: 10.1038/s41372-022-01357-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2021] [Revised: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between prenatal imaging predictors of patients with left-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (LCDH) and postnatal outcomes. STUDY DESIGN CDH study group data were reviewed for LCDH infants born 2015-2019. Prenatal ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data were collected and correlated with postnatal information including CDHSG defect size (A through D or non-repair (NR)). RESULTS In total, 929 LCDH patients were included. Both US and MRI imaging predictors correlated with postnatal survival (72.2%) and ECLS use (29.6%). Logistic regression models confirmed increased survival and decreased ECLS use with larger values for all predictors. Importantly, all prenatal values evaluated showed no significant difference between defect size D and NR patients. CONCLUSIONS This is the largest cohort of LCDH patients and demonstrates that prenatal imaging factors correlate with postnatal outcomes and confirms that patients in the non-repair group are prenatally similar to type D defects.
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- Erin E Perrone
- Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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- Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Primary Care and Population Health, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Children's Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Neonatal Surgical Unit, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu, IRCCS, Medical and Surgical Department of the Fetus, Newborn, and Infant, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA
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- Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michigan Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Jancelewicz T, Langham MR, Brindle ME, Stiles ZE, Lally PA, Dong L, Wan JY, Guner YS, Harting MT. Survival Benefit Associated With the Use of Extracorporeal Life Support for Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Ann Surg 2022; 275:e256-e263. [PMID: 33060376 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000003928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To measure the survival among comparable neonates with CDH supported with and without ECLS. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Despite widespread use in the management of newborns with CDH, ECLS has not been consistently associated with improved survival. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed using ECLS-eligible CDH Study Group registry patients born between 2007 and 2019. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Neonates who did and did not receive ECLS were matched based on variables affecting risk for the primary outcome. Iterative propensity score-matched, survival (Cox regression and Kaplan-Meier), and center effects analyses were performed to examine the association of ECLS use and mortality. RESULTS Of 5855 ECLS-eligible CDH patients, 1701 (29.1%) received ECLS. "High-risk" patients were best defined as those with a lowest achievable first-day arterial partial pressure of CO2 of ≥60 mm Hg. After propensity score matching, mortality was higher with ECLS (47.8% vs 21.8%, odds ratio 3.3, 95% confidence interval 2.7-4.0, hazard ratio 2.3, P < 0.0001). For the subgroup of high-risk patients, there was lower mortality observed with ECLS (64.2% vs 84.4%, odds ratio 0.33, 95% confidence interval 0.17-0.65, hazard ratio 0.33, P = 0.001). This survival advantage was persistent using multiple matching approaches. However, this ECLS survival advantage was found to occur primarily at high CDH volume centers that offer frequent ECLS for the high-risk subgroup. CONCLUSIONS Use of ECLS is associated with excess mortality for low- and intermediate-risk neonates with CDH. It is associated with a significant survival advantage among high-risk infants, and this advantage is strongly influenced by center CDH volume and ECLS experience.
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- Tim Jancelewicz
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Children's Hospital of Orange County, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
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- McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Gupta VS, Patel N, Kipfmueller F, Lally PA, Lally KP, Harting MT. Elevated proBNP levels are associated with disease severity, cardiac dysfunction, and mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:1214-1219. [PMID: 33745747 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cardiac dysfunction is a key determinant of outcome in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Pro-b-type natriuretic peptide (proBNP) is used as a prognosticator in heart failure and cardiomyopathy. We hypothesized that proBNP levels would be associated with ventricular dysfunction and high-risk disease in CDH. METHODS Patients in the CDH Study Group (CDHSG) from 2015-2019 with at least one proBNP value were included. Ventricular function was determined using echocardiograms from the first 48 h of life. RESULTS A total of 2,337 patients were identified, and 212 (9%) had at least one proBNP value. Of those, 3 (1.5%) patients had CDHSG stage A defects, 58 (29.6%) B, 111 (56.6%) C, and 24 (12.2%) D. Patients with high-risk defects (Stage C/D) had higher proBNP compared with low-risk defects (Stage A/B) (14,281 vs. 5,025, p = 0.007). ProBNP was significantly elevated in patients who died (median 14,100, IQR 4,377-22,900 vs 4,911, IQR 1,883-9,810) (p<0.001). Ventricular dysfunction was associated with higher proBNP than normal ventricular function (8,379 vs. 4,778, p = 0.005). No proBNP value was both sensitive and specific for ventricular dysfunction (AUC=0.61). CONCLUSION Among CDH patients, elevated proBNP was associated with high-risk defects, ventricular dysfunction, and mortality. ProBNP shows promise as a biomarker in CDH-associated cardiac dysfunction.
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- Vikas S Gupta
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 5.528, Houston, TX 77030, United States.
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, Children's Hospital University Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 5.528, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 5.528, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 5.528, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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Gupta VS, Ferguson DM, Lally PA, Garcia EI, Mitchell KG, Tsao K, Lally KP, Harting MT. Birth weight predicts patient outcomes in infants who undergo congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2021; 35:6823-6829. [PMID: 33998394 DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2021.1926448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and outcomes of low birthweight (LBW) infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) compared to normal birthweight (NBW) infants with CDH. We hypothesized that LBW was associated with increased mortality, decreased extracorporeal life support (ECLS) utilization, and increased pulmonary morbidity in CDH patients. METHODS Patients in the CDH Study Group from 2007 to 2018 were included. LBW was defined as <2.5 kg. Clinical characteristics and outcomes for LBW patients were compared to normal birthweight (NBW) patients using univariate and multivariable analyses. RESULTS Of 5,586 patients, 1,157 (21%) were LBW. LBW infants had more congenital anomalies and larger diaphragmatic defects than NBW infants. ECLS utilization was decreased, and overall mortality was increased among LBW infants compared to NBW infants. A 1 kg increase in birthweight was associated with 34% higher odds of survival after repair (adjusted Odds Ratio 1.34, 95% CI 1.03-1.76; p = .03). LBW infants had longer durations of mechanical ventilation and were more likely to require supplemental oxygen at 30 days and at the time of discharge. CONCLUSION LBW is a risk factor for mortality and pulmonary morbidity in CDH. Prolonged oxygen requirement and increased length of stay are important considerations when managing this population.
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- Vikas S Gupta
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Ferguson DM, Gupta VS, Lally PA, Luco M, Tsao K, Lally KP, Patel N, Harting MT. Early, Postnatal Pulmonary Hypertension Severity Predicts Inpatient Outcomes in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Neonatology 2021; 118:147-154. [PMID: 33849011 DOI: 10.1159/000512966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is the major pathophysiologic consequence of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). We aimed to evaluate the association between early CDH-associated PH (CDH-PH) and inpatient outcomes. METHODS The CDH Study Group registry was queried for infants born 2015-2019 with echocardiograms before 48h of life. PH was categorized using echocardiographic findings: none, mild (right ventricular systolic pressure <2/3 systemic), moderate (between 2/3 systemic and systemic), or severe (supra-systemic). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Adjusted Poisson regression was used to assess the primary composite outcome of mortality or oxygen support at 30 days. RESULTS Of 1,472 patients, 86.5% had CDH-PH: 13.9% mild (n = 193), 44.4% moderate (n = 631), and 33.2% severe (n = 468). On adjusted analysis, the primary outcome of mortality or oxygen support at 30 days occurred more frequently in infants with moderate (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2-2.6) and severe CDH-PH (IRR 2.0, 95% CI, 1.3-2.9). Extracorporeal life support (ECLS) utilization was associated only with severe CDH-PH after adjustment (IRR 1.8, 95% CI, 1.0-3.3). DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Early, postnatal CDH-PH is independently associated with increased risk for mortality or oxygen support at 30 days and utilization of ECLS. Early echocardiogram is a valuable prognostic tool for early, inpatient outcomes in neonates with CDH.
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- Dalya Munves Ferguson
- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- John P. and Katherine G. McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.,Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA
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Kim AG, Mon R, Karmakar M, Lally PA, Hirschl RB, Mychaliska GB, Perrone EE. Predicting lethal pulmonary hypoplasia in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH): Institutional experience combined with CDH registry outcomes. J Pediatr Surg 2020; 55:2618-2624. [PMID: 32951888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Severe Pulmonary Hypoplasia and Evaluation for Resuscitative Efforts (SPHERE) protocol was developed to attempt to identify CDH patients with likely lethal pulmonary hypoplasia. We present our experience with this protocol and utilize the CDH Registry to critically assess the protocol. METHODS SPHERE patients identified based on prenatal imaging (10/2009-1/2018) were offered ECMO if meeting postnatal physiologic criteria, while others received comfort measures. Within the CDH Registry, patients with suspected severe CDH were identified and separated into "passed" (lowest pCO2 ≤100) versus "failed" (lowest pCO2 >100) groups. RESULTS Of 23 SPHERE patients, 57% (13/23) passed criteria for ECMO and survival was 46% (6/13) in that cohort. Of 4912 patients in the CDH Registry, 265 met criteria. There was no difference in survival rates between those that "passed" (122/227; 54%) versus "failed" (18/38; 47%). However, the latter had longer ECMO runs and more required ventilator/ECMO support at 30 days. Amongst survivors, the "failed" group had longer hospital stays and more frequently required tube feeds at discharge. CONCLUSIONS The SPHERE protocol did not predict mortality in the CDH Registry. However, our data suggest resource utilization is significant when unable to reach pCO2 ≤100 despite resuscitation. Morbidity remains high in this group. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III ANNOTATION OF CHANGES: Institutional Review Board Approval at University of Michigan (HUM00031524 and HUM00044010) TYPE OF STUDY: Retrospective Review.
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- Aimee G Kim
- University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4211, USA
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- Children's National Health System, Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, 111 Michigan Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4211, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern Medical School, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Suite 5.258, 6431 Fannin St., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4211, USA
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- University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4211, USA
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- University of Michigan, Department of Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Pediatric Surgery, 1540 E. Hospital Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-4211, USA.
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Mesas Burgos C, Frenckner B, Harting MT, Lally PA, Lally KP. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and associated omphalocele: a study from the CDHSG registry. J Pediatr Surg 2020; 55:2099-2104. [PMID: 31870561 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) associated with Omphalocele is a rare condition, and only a few case reports are available in the literature. Both conditions are associated with some degree of pulmonary hypoplasia. We hypothesize that the combination of CDH with Omphalocele might be associated with poorer outcomes. AIM The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of this association and postnatal outcomes from the largest database available for CDH. METHODS Data from the multicenter, multinational database on infants with CDH (CDHSG Registry) born from 2007 to 2018 was analyzed. RESULTS A total of 5730 entries were made into the registry during the study period. The incidence of Omphalocele associated with CDH was 0.63% (36 out of 5730). When comparing posterolateral Bochdalek hernias with Omphalocele (CDH + O) to CDH without Omphalocele (CDH-), CDH + O were born at significantly younger gestational ages. They were sicker directly after birth with significantly lower APGARs at all time points, but received ECMO significantly less often. The distribution of left vs right side or the defect size did not differ but CDH + O required patch in a significantly larger extent. CDH + O had surgical repair significantly later and had significantly higher rates of non-repairs and significantly lower survival rates. The morbidity was significantly higher with longer hospital stays and higher requirements for O2 at 30 DOL. DISCUSSION CDH associated with Omphalocele is a rare but more severe condition with higher mortality and morbidity rates. Newborns with these combined conditions can be difficult to stabilize or might pose complicated management problems due to pulmonary hypertension and/or pulmonary hypoplasia. TYPE OF STUDY Prognosis Study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level I.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Dao DT, Patel N, Harting MT, Lally KP, Lally PA, Buchmiller TL. Early Left Ventricular Dysfunction and Severe Pulmonary Hypertension Predict Adverse Outcomes in "Low-Risk" Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2020; 21:637-646. [PMID: 32168302 PMCID: PMC7335317 DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0000000000002318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Given significant focus on improving survival for "high-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia, there is the potential to overlook the need to identify risk factors for suboptimal outcomes in "low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia cases. We hypothesized that early cardiac dysfunction or severe pulmonary hypertension were predictors of adverse outcomes in this "low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia population. DESIGN This is a retrospective cohort study using data from the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group registry. "Low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia was defined as Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group defect size A/B without structural cardiac and chromosomal anomalies. Examined risk factors included left ventricular dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction, and severe pulmonary hypertension on the first postnatal echocardiogram. The primary outcome was composite adverse events, defined as either death, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation utilization, oxygen requirement on day 30 of life, or hospitalization greater than or equal to 8 weeks. Multivariable adjustment was performed with logistic regression and inverse probability weighting. SETTING Neonatal index hospitalization for congenital diaphragmatic hernia. PATIENTS "Low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia infants born between January 2015 and December 2018. INTERVENTIONS First postnatal echocardiogram performed within 24 hours from birth. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Seven-hundred seventy-eight patients were identified as "low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Left ventricular dysfunction, right ventricular dysfunction, and severe pulmonary hypertension were present in 10.8%, 20.5%, and 57.5%, respectively. The primary outcome occurred in 21.3%. Death occurred in 3.0% and 9.1% used extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. On unadjusted analysis, all three risk factors were associated with the primary outcome. On all multivariable adjustment methods, left ventricular dysfunction and severe pulmonary hypertension remained significant predictors of adverse outcomes while right ventricular dysfunction no longer demonstrated any effect. CONCLUSIONS Early left ventricular dysfunction and severe pulmonary hypertension are independent predictors of adverse outcomes among "low-risk" congenital diaphragmatic hernia infants. Early recognition may lead to interventions that can improve outcome in this at-risk cohort.
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- Duy T. Dao
- Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA,Vascular Biology Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA
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- Department of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX
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- Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA,Corresponding Author: Terry L. Buchmiller, MD, Department of Surgery, Boston Children’s Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave, Fegan 3, Boston, MA 02115, Phone: 617-355-6019, Fax: 617-730-0477,
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Patel N, Lally PA, Kipfmueller F, Massolo AC, Luco M, Van Meurs KP, Lally KP, Harting MT. Ventricular Dysfunction Is a Critical Determinant of Mortality in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020; 200:1522-1530. [PMID: 31409095 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201904-0731oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Rationale: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an anomaly with a high morbidity and mortality. Cardiac dysfunction may be an important and underrecognized contributor to CDH pathophysiology and determinant of disease severity.Objectives: Our aim was to investigate the association between early, postnatal ventricular dysfunction and outcome among infants with CDH.Methods: Multicenter, prospectively collected data in the CDH Study Group (CDHSG) registry, abstracted between 2015 and 2018, were evaluated. Ventricular function on early echocardiograms, defined as obtained within the first 48 hours of life, was categorized into four hierarchical groups: normal function, right ventricular dysfunction only (RVdys), left ventricular dysfunction only (LVdys), and combined RV and LV dysfunction (RV&LVdys). Univariate, multivariate, and Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed.Measurements and Main Results: Cardiac function data from early echocardiograms were available for 1,173 (71%) cases and categorized as normal in 711 (61%), RVdys in 182 (15%), LVdys in 61 (5%), and combined RV&LVdys in 219 (19%) cases. Ventricular dysfunction was significantly associated with prenatal diagnosis, CDHSG stage, intrathoracic liver, and patch repair (all P < 0.001). Survival varied by category: normal function, 80%; RVdys, 74%; LVdys, 57%; and RV&LVdys, 51% (P < 0.001). The adjusted risk of death (hazard ratio) for cases with LVdys was 1.96 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.29-2.98; P = 0.020) and for cases with RV&LVdys was 2.27 (95% CI, 1.77-2.92; P = 0.011). All cardiac dysfunction categories were associated with use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (P < 0.005).Conclusions: Early ventricular dysfunction occurs frequently in CDH and is an independent determinant of severity and clinical outcome.
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- Neil Patel
- Department of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Scientific Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Healthcare, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Neonatology, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile; and
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- Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Al Baroudi S, Collaco JM, Lally PA, Harting MT, Jelin EB. Clinical features and outcomes associated with tracheostomy in congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatr Pulmonol 2020; 55:90-101. [PMID: 31502766 PMCID: PMC7954084 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to examine the clinical features/outcomes associated with tracheostomy in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). METHODS The study population consisted of liveborn infants reported to the CDH Study Group registry between 2007 and 2017. Subjects were identified as having a tracheostomy if they were discharged or transferred to another hospital with tracheostomy and/or on mechanical ventilation. Multivariate mixed models were used for analyses. RESULTS The registry population consisted of 5434 subjects, of whom 230 (4.2%) underwent tracheostomy placement. Only 3830 (70.5%) infants survived until discharge/transfer. The median age of tracheostomy placement was 3.3 months (range, 1.3-13.4 when known; n = 58 out of 154 survivors). The mortality rate among subjects with tracheostomy was 32.8% with a median of 37 days (range, 8-189 when known; n = 32 out of 75 deceased) ensuing between tracheostomy placement and death. The clinical features found to be associated with increased odds ratio of tracheostomy placement included male sex, birth weight, 5-minute APGAR score, defect size, liver in chest, ECMO use, cardiac abnormality, other congenital abnormalities, pulmonary hypertension, and the presence of a feeding tube. There was center variation in the rate of tracheostomy placement, which may be partially accounted for by disease severity, but not center size. CONCLUSION There are several clinical features that are associated with increased likelihood of tracheostomy placement. Most deaths in subjects with tracheostomies occurred outside the immediate postoperative period. The utility of a standardized protocol for tracheostomy in infants with CDH should be considered.
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- Sahar Al Baroudi
- Pediatric Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Pediatric Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Pediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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Ferguson DM, Lally PA, Mitchell KG, Garcia EI, Tsao K, Lally KP, Harting MT. Birth Weight Best Predicts Patient Outcomes in Infants Who Undergo Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair. J Am Coll Surg 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2019.08.1178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Glenn IC, Abdulhai S, Lally PA, Schlager A. Early CDH repair on ECMO: Improved survival but no decrease in ECMO duration (A CDH Study Group Investigation). J Pediatr Surg 2019; 54:2038-2043. [PMID: 30898400 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 12/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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PURPOSE "Early on-ECMO" repair of CDH entails repair within 48-72 h of cannulation in an effort to optimize pulmonary physiology, shorten ECMO duration, and, ultimately, improve survival. This study evaluated the effect of early on-ECMO repair as compared to leaving patients unrepaired during ECMO. METHODS The CDH Study Group database was queried for CDH patients requiring ECMO who either underwent repair within the first 72 h after cannulation or remained unrepaired on ECMO. Primary outcomes were survival to decannulation and ECMO duration. RESULTS A total of 248 patients underwent early repair and 922 remained unrepaired on ECMO. The early repair group had increased risk factors for poor outcomes, including higher odds of cardiac defects and thoracic liver location, and lower odds of hernia sac presence. Nonetheless, ECMO survival for the early repair group was 87.1% compared to 78.4% in the unrepaired group (p = 0.002). However, the early repair group had a longer median ECMO duration than the unrepaired group (240.6 vs 196.8 h, p = 0.001). CONCLUSION While early ECMO repair does not shorten ECMO duration, it results in increased survival to decannulation as compared to those unrepaired on ECMO. This suggests that there may be a physiologic benefit leading to increased ECMO survival in a subset of patients undergoing on-ECMO repair over those designated to undergo post-ECMO repair. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level III.
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- Ian C Glenn
- Akron Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery, Akron, OH
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- The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Department of Pediatric Surgery and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX.
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Burgos CM, Frenckner B, Luco M, Harting MT, Lally PA, Lally KP. Prenatally versus postnatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia - Side, stage, and outcome. J Pediatr Surg 2019; 54:651-655. [PMID: 29753526 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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AIM To compare outcomes between prenatally and postnatally diagnosed CDH in a large multicenter database of prospectively collected data and evaluate factors associated with poorer outcome for prenatally diagnosed CDH. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used information from the multicenter, multinational CDH Study Group database on patients born between 2007 and 2015. We compared differences between prenatally and postnatally diagnosed CDH with respect to survival, side, size, ECMO needs, associated major cardiac malformations and liver position. RESULTS 3746 cases of CDH were entered in the registry between 2007 and 2015, with an overall survival of 71%. Of those, 68% had a prenatal diagnosis. Survival rates were significantly better in the postnatally diagnosed group, 83 vs 65%. There was a higher proportion of bigger defect sizes, C and D, in the prenatally diagnosed group, but the survival rates were similar when patients were stratified by defect size. The rate of ECMO utilization was higher overall in the prenatally diagnosed group, 33 vs 22%, but it was similar within similar defect sizes. Right-sided defects are more commonly missed at prenatal screening than left-sided CDH, 53 vs 35% (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Prenatally diagnosed CDH is associated with larger defect sizes compared to those with a postnatal diagnosis, and consequently have higher morbidity and mortality. Right-sided CDH are more often missed at prenatal ultrasound. The increasing rate of prenatal detection requires a clear understanding of accurate risk stratification, in order to counsel families and to provide appropriate perinatal management. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE I for a Prognosis Study - This is a high-quality, prospective cohort study with 99% of patients followed to the study end point (death or discharge).
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neonatology, School of Medicine Pontificia Universidad Católica de, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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Jancelewicz T, Brindle ME, Harting MT, Tolley EA, Langham MR, Lally PA, Gosain A, Storgion SA, Kays DW. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Risk Stratification in Newborns with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). J Pediatr Surg 2018; 53:1890-1895. [PMID: 29754878 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2018.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/08/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND A means for early postnatal stratification of ECMO risk in CDH newborns could be used to comparatively assess the utilization and outcomes of ECMO use between centers. While multiple CDH mortality risk calculators are available, no validated tool exists specifically for prediction of ECMO use. The purpose of this study was to derive and validate an ECMO risk stratification model. METHODS The study population was obtained from CDH Study Group registry for the period between 2007 and 2016. Only centers offering ECMO were included. The cohort was restricted to ECMO candidates and then divided into derivation and validation sets. Using all relevant perinatal predictors in the registry, univariate analysis was performed for the composite outcome of ECMO use or death without ECMO use. The model was derived using the derivation cohort with multivariable logistic regression and automatic stepwise forward selection (P < 0.05 for qualifying variables), and a c-statistic was obtained. The model was then tested on the validation cohort. Sample reuse validation and bootstrap validation were performed. The validated model was then tested for accuracy on CDH subgroups. RESULTS There were 1992 patients in the derivation cohort. Four significant variables were identified in the final ECMO risk model: 1-min and 5-min Apgar scores and highest and lowest post-ductal partial pressure of CO2 during the first 24 h of life. The model c-statistic was 0.824 which was confirmed with cross-validation and bootstrap optimism correction. The validation cohort c-statistic was 0.823 (N = 993). The model had good discrimination for left and right CDH, inborn and outborn patients, patients born before and after 2011, and high and low volume centers. The model performed significantly better for postnatally diagnosed patients. CONCLUSIONS This study represents proof-of-concept that a risk model can accurately estimate the probability of ECMO use in CDH newborns. This stratification could assist centers as a metric for assessment of ECMO usage and outcomes. Refinement and prospective validation of this model should be carried out prior to clinical application. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 3.
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- Tim Jancelewicz
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
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- Alberta Children's Hospital and Cumming Medical School, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- University of Texas McGovern Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
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Glenn IC, Abdulhai S, McNinch NL, Lally PA, Ponsky TA, Schlager A. Evaluating the utility of the "late ECMO repair": a congenital diaphragmatic hernia study group investigation. Pediatr Surg Int 2018; 34:721-726. [PMID: 29808279 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-018-4283-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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PURPOSE Optimal timing of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remains controversial. The "late ECMO repair" is an approach where the patient, once deemed stable for decannulation, is repaired while still on ECMO to enable expeditious return to ECMO if surgery induces instability. The goal of this study was to investigate the potential benefit of this approach by evaluating the rate of return to ECMO after repair. METHODS The CDH Study Group database was used to analyze CDH patients requiring ECMO support. The primary outcome was return to ECMO within 72 h of CDH repair among those repaired following ECMO decannulation ("post-ECMO" patients). Secondary outcomes were death within 72 h of repair and cumulative death and return to ECMO rate. RESULTS A total of 668 patients were repaired post-ECMO decannulation. Six patients (0.9%) in the post-ECMO group required return to ECMO within 72 h of surgery and a total of 19 (2.8%) died or returned to ECMO within 72 h of surgery. CONCLUSION The rate of return to ECMO and death following CDH repair is extremely low and does not justify the risks inherent to "on-ECMO" repair. Patients stable to come off ECMO should undergo repair after decannulation.
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- Ian C Glenn
- Department of Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, 1 Perkins Sq, Ste 8400, Akron, OH, 44308, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, 1 Perkins Sq, Ste 8400, Akron, OH, 44308, USA
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- Akron Children's Hospital, Rebecca D. Considine Research Institute, 130 W. Exchange St, Akron, OH, 44302, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Suite 5.258, 6431 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, 1 Perkins Sq, Ste 8400, Akron, OH, 44308, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Akron Children's Hospital, 1 Perkins Sq, Ste 8400, Akron, OH, 44308, USA.
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Burgos CM, Frenckner B, Luco M, Harting MT, Lally PA, Lally KP. Right versus left congenital diaphragmatic hernia - What's the difference? J Pediatr Surg 2017; 53:S0022-3468(17)30649-8. [PMID: 29122292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2017.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Right-sided congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH) and bigger defect sizes have been associated with poorer outcomes. AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate right- and left-sided CDH in terms of size, survival, associated anomalies, and morbidity. MATERIAL AND METHODS We used information from a multicenter, multinational database including patients with CDH born between 2007 and 2015. All infants with data on defect side were included for this analysis. We compared differences in outcomes between right- and left-sided CDH. Further analysis on the association between side, size of the defect, and outcome was performed. RESULTS A total of 3754 cases of CDH were entered in the registry between January 2007 and September 2015, with an overall survival of 71%. Of those, 598 (16%) were right-sided and 3156 left-sided, with a survival rate of 67% and 72%, respectively. Right-sided CDH had a larger proportion of C and D defects (p<0.001 and 0.04, respectively). Survival rates for the same size defect were similar, independent of the side of the defect. Multivariable logistic regression analysis with survival as dependent variable identified a significant correlation with defect size, but not side. CONCLUSIONS The higher proportion of large defects (C & D) in right-sided CDH, not the side itself, accounts for the reported poorer survival in right-sided CDH. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level I for a prognosis study - This is a high-quality, prospective cohort study with 99% of patients followed to the study end point (death or discharge).
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Neonatology, School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de, Chile
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, US
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Botden SM, Heiwegen K, van Rooij IA, Scharbatke H, Lally PA, van Heijst A, de Blaauw I. Bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia: prognostic evaluation of a large international cohort. J Pediatr Surg 2017; 52:1475-1479. [PMID: 27894762 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2016.10.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 10/23/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a lethal birth defect, which occurs in 1:2000-3000 live births. Bilateral CDH is a rare form (1%), with a high mortality. This study presents the outcomes of the largest cohort of bilateral CDH patients. METHODS The records of patients with bilateral CDH from the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Registry born between 1995 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed to identify parameters associated with mortality. RESULTS Eighty patients with a bilateral CDH were identified. Overall mortality was 74% (n=59). Apgar scores at 1 and 5min were statistically lower in the non-survivors compared to the survivors (median 3.0 and 5.0, versus 6.5 and 8.0, respectively, p<0.001). All survivors were repaired (n=21), compared to 22% of the non-survivors (n=17). The type of repair was equally divided in the survivors (52% primary versus 48% patch), while non-survivors were mainly patch repaired (82% versus 12%). Nineteen were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (24%), only three of them survived. When calculating the risk on mortality for the patients who lived until repair, ECMO had an adjusted odds ratio for mortality of 10.8 (95% CI: 2.0-57.7) and patch repair 5.2 (95% CI: 0.8-34.9). CONCLUSIONS The treatment of bilateral CDH patients remains challenging with a high mortality rate. Lower Apgar-scores, ECMO (probably as a surrogate for the severity of disease), and patch repair were negatively associated with outcome. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level IV study.
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- Sanne Mbi Botden
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Radboudumc-Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Radboudumc-Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Department for Health Evidence, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Radboudumc-Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
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- Department of Neonatology, Radboudumc-Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Radboudumc-Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Among congenital malformations, congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is distinguished by its relatively low occurrence rate, need for resource intensive, integrated multidisciplinary care, and widespread variation in practice and outcome. Although randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard for generating evidence, they are poorly suited to the study of a condition like CDH due to challenges in illness severity adjustment, unpredictability in clinical course and the impact limitations of studying a single intervention at a time. An alternative to RCTs for comparative effectiveness research for CDH is the patient registry, which aggregates multi-institutional condition-specific patient level data into a large CDH-specific database for the dual purposes of collaborative research and quality improvement across participating sites. This article discusses patient registries from the perspective of structure, data collection and management, and privacy protection that guide the use of registry data to support collaborative, multidisciplinary research. Two CDH-specific registries are described as illustrative examples of the "value proposition" of registries in improving the evidence basis for best practices for CDH.
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- Pamela A Lally
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at UT Health and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Putnam LR, Tsao K, Lally KP, Blakely ML, Jancelewicz T, Lally PA, Harting MT. Minimally Invasive vs Open Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Repair: Is There a Superior Approach? J Am Coll Surg 2017; 224:416-422. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.12.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Morini F, Lally KP, Lally PA, Crisafulli RM, Capolupo I, Bagolan P. Treatment Strategies for Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Change Sometimes Comes Bearing Gifts. Front Pediatr 2017; 5:195. [PMID: 28959686 PMCID: PMC5603669 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2017.00195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report treatment strategies' evolution and its impact on congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) outcome. DESIGN Registry-based cohort study using the CDH Study Group database, 1995-2013. SETTING International multicenter database. PATIENTS CDH patients entered into the registry. Late presenters or patients with very incomplete data were excluded. Patients were divided into three Eras (1995-2000; 2001-2006; 2007-2013). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Treatment strategies and outcomes. One-way ANOVA, X2 test, and X2 test for trend were used. A Sydak-adjusted p < 0.0027 was considered significant. Prevalence or mean (SE) are reported. RESULTS Patients: 8,603; included: 7,716; Era I: 2,146; Era II: 2,572; Era III: 2,998. From Era I to Era III, significant changes happened. Some severity indicators such as gestational age, prevalence of prenatal diagnosis, and inborn patients significantly worsened. Also, treatment strategies such as the use of prenatal steroids and inhaled nitric oxide, age at operation, prevalence of minimal access surgery, and the use of surfactant significantly changed. Finally, length of hospital stay became significantly longer and survival to discharge slightly but significantly improved, from 67.7 to 71.4% (p for trend 0.0019). CONCLUSION Treatment strategies for patients registered since 1995 in the CDH Study Group significantly changed. Survival to discharge slightly but significantly improved.
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- Francesco Morini
- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Putnam LR, Tsao K, Morini F, Lally PA, Miller CC, Lally KP, Harting MT. Evaluation of Variability in Inhaled Nitric Oxide Use and Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. JAMA Pediatr 2016; 170:1188-1194. [PMID: 27723858 DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is an expensive, commonly used therapy among patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH); however, data to support its ongoing use in this patient population are lacking. OBJECTIVE To describe the spectrum of iNO use among patients with CDH and its association with pulmonary hypertension (pHTN) and mortality. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A review was conducted of prospectively collected patient data in the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group registry between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2014, from 70 participating centers in 13 countries. A total of 3367 newborn infants diagnosed with CDH and entered into the registry were reviewed. On the basis of echocardiogram data, pHTN was defined as right ventricular systolic pressure greater than or equal to two-thirds of the systemic systolic pressure. Propensity score and regression analyses were performed. INTERVENTION Use of iNO. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Variability in iNO use and its association with pHTN and mortality. These outcomes were formulated prior to data evaluation. RESULTS Sixty-eight (97.1%) centers used iNO. Of 3367 patients with CDH (1366 [40.6%] females; median estimated gestational age, 38 weeks; range, 23-42 weeks), a total of 2047 (60.8%) received iNO; the mean percentage of those receiving iNO per center was 62.3% (range, 0%-100%). Median iNO dose and duration were 20 (range, 0.1-80) ppm and 8 (range, 0-100) days. Of the 2174 infants with pHTN, 1613 infants (74.2%) received iNO. Of the 943 infants without pHTN, 343 infants (36.4%) were treated with iNO. Based on propensity score analysis incorporating 10 clinically relevant variables, iNO use was significantly associated with increased mortality (average treatment effect on the treated: 0.15; 95% CI, 0.10-0.20). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Inhaled nitric oxide use is common but highly variable among centers, and 36% of patients without pHTN received iNO therapy. Based on data from 70 centers, iNO use in patients with CDH may be associated with increased mortality. Future efforts should be directed toward data-driven standardization of iNO use to ensure cost-effective practices.
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- Luke R Putnam
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS (Istituto Di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Putnam LR, Harting MT, Tsao K, Morini F, Yoder BA, Luco M, Lally PA, Lally KP. Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Defect Size and Infant Morbidity at Discharge. Pediatrics 2016; 138:peds.2016-2043. [PMID: 27940787 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Survival for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) has gradually improved, yet substantial burden of disease remains. Although larger CDH defect sizes increase mortality, the association between defect size and morbidity has not been reported. Our objective was to evaluate the association of defect size with pulmonary, neurologic, and gastrointestinal morbidity at the time of hospital discharge. METHODS An international, prospective cohort study was performed. Patient demographics, intraoperative defect size, and clinical outcomes were reviewed. The primary outcome was morbidity at the time of discharge, which entailed supplemental oxygen requirement, abnormal neurologic clinical and radiographic findings, gastroesophageal reflux, supplemental nutrition, or pulmonary-, neurologic-, or gastrointestinal-related medications. RESULTS A total of 3665 patients were included in the study cohort. Overall survival was 70.9%, and 84.0% of survivors were discharged from the hospital (16.0% transferred). Median age at discharge was 38 days (interquartile range [IQR] 23-69) and ranged from 22 (IQR 16-32) days for "A" (smallest) defects to 89 (IQR 64-132) days for "D" (largest) defects (P < .001). Of those discharged from the hospital, 1522 (74.2%) had pulmonary (n = 660, 30.2%), neurologic (n = 446, 20.4%), or gastrointestinal (n = 1348, 61.7%) morbidities, and multiple morbidities were diagnosed in 701 (34.7%) patients. On multivariable regression analyses incorporating key patient characteristics, defect size was consistently the greatest predictor of overall morbidity, hospital length of stay, and duration of ventilation. CONCLUSIONS Infants with CDH are commonly discharged with ≥1 major morbidities. The size of the diaphragmatic defect appears to be the most reliable indicator of a patient's hospital course and discharge burden of disease.
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- Luke R Putnam
- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas;
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- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- University of Utah School of Medicine and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah; and
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare anomaly with an incidence between 1/2,500 and 1/3,000 live births. The rarity of the disease makes it difficult to design powerful studies leading to accurate and meaningful evidence. For rare diseases, the development of multicenter international registries may help in collecting data and give an overall picture of the disease. In this review, we will describe the development of the CDH study group, we will describe its work methodology, and the results obtained since its birth in 1995.
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- Francesco Morini
- Neonatal Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Neonatal Surgery Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Neonatology, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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Skarda DE, Yoder BA, Anstadt EE, Lally PA, Greene T, McFadden M, Rollins MD. Epoprostenol Does Not Affect Mortality in Neonates with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. Eur J Pediatr Surg 2015; 25:454-9. [PMID: 25217715 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1389096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Epoprostenol (also called prostaglandin, PGI) is used for pulmonary hypertension in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in some centers. The effects of PGI on survival in newborns with CDH were examined. METHODS A retrospective analysis of the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group registry between 2007and 2011 was performed. Patient-level logistic regression was applied in a subset of 29 hospitals with a history of PGI use to relate the probability of death to the use of PGI within 7 days of surgery after controlling for ethnicity, prenatal diagnosis, prenatal steroids, CDH defect, chromosomal abnormalities, liver location, complex cardiac anomalies, 5-minute Apgar score, and operative day of life. This analysis was repeated after excluding 50% of the patients with the lowest probabilities (< 0.042 mean propensity score) of receiving treatment. To reduce confounding by indication, a separate mixed effects logistic regression analysis was performed in 58 hospitals to relate the hospital-level mortality to the proportion of patients administered PGI after controlling for hospital-level covariates. RESULTS Epoprostenol was administered within 7 days of surgery for 80 (7.3%) of these subjects. Epoprostenol use was associated with higher mortality (odds ratio [OR] 4.39, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.04-9.48) in the patient-level analyses without covariate adjustment. The direct association of epoprostenol use with mortality was partially reduced after covariate adjustment (adjusted OR 2.24, 95% CI 0.95-5.29, p = 0.07), and further attenuated after both covariate adjustment and restriction of the analysis to patients with propensity scores > 0.042 (adjusted OR 1.71, 95% CI 0.68-4.29, p = 0.26). A total of 182 of the 1,639 patients included in the center-level dataset died after 7 days of operation. There was no statistically significant association of mortality with the proportion of patients administered epoprostenol in hospital-level analysis (adjusted OR 0.63, 95% CI 0.34-1.17 per 25% increase, p = 0.15). CONCLUSION The discrepancy of results between the hospital and patient-level analyses suggests that the association of mortality and PGI in the patient-level analyses resulted from bias by indication. Hospital-level results provided no evidence of a benefit of PGI use on survival, but may have failed to detect a true benefit due to limited statistical power. Further use of PGI in this population should only be recommended after rigorous evaluation, such as a randomized controlled trial.
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- David Emery Skarda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital and UT Health Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Primary Children's Medical Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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Slade AD, Warneke CL, Hughes DP, Lally PA, Lally KP, Hayes-Jordan AA, Austin MT. Effect of concurrent metastatic disease on survival in children and adolescents undergoing lung resection for metastatic osteosarcoma. J Pediatr Surg 2015; 50:157-60; discussion 160. [PMID: 25598115 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the impact of treated extra-pulmonary metastatic disease on overall (OS) and event-free survival (EFS) for pediatric osteosarcoma patients undergoing pulmonary metastatectomy. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed pediatric patients who were treated for osteosarcoma at our institution from 2001 to 2011 and received pulmonary metastatectomy (n=76). We compared OS and EFS between patients with metastases limited to the lungs (Group A, n=58) to those with treated extra-pulmonary metastases (Group B, n=18) at the time of first pulmonary metastatectomy. RESULTS The estimated median OS and EFS from first pulmonary metastatectomy were 2.0years (95% CI 1.5-2.8years) and 5.5months (95% CI 3.0-8.1months), respectively. Median OS was significantly greater for Group A (2.6years, 95% CI 1.9-3.8) compared to Group B (0.9years, 95% CI 0.6-1.5) (log rank p=0.0001). Median EFS was significantly greater for Group A (7.9months, 95% CI 5.0-10.7) compared to Group B (1.6months, 95% CI 0.8-2.7) (log rank p<0.0001). Independent predictors of OS included extra-pulmonary metastatic disease at the time of first thoracotomy, bilateral pulmonary metastases, and >4 nodules resected at first thoracotomy (all p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS Osteosarcoma patients with treated extra-pulmonary metastatic disease at the time of pulmonary metastatectomy have significantly worse survival compared to those with disease limited to the lungs.
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- Austen D Slade
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Hospital at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Hospital at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Hospital at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas; Department of Pediatrics, Children's Cancer Hospital at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
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BACKGROUND Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a condition with a highly variable outcome. Some infants have a relatively mild disease process, whereas others have significant pulmonary hypoplasia and hypertension. Identifying high-risk infants postnatally may allow for targeted therapy. METHODS Data were obtained on 2202 infants from the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group database from January 2007 to October 2011. Using binary baseline predictors generated from birth weight, 5-minute Apgar score, congenital heart anomalies, and chromosome anomalies, as well as echocardiographic evidence of pulmonary hypertension, a clinical prediction rule was developed on a randomly selected subset of the data by using a backward selection algorithm. An integer-based clinical prediction rule was created. The performance of the model was validated by using the remaining data in terms of calibration and discrimination. RESULTS The final model included the following predictors: very low birth weight, absent or low 5-minute Apgar score, presence of chromosomal or major cardiac anomaly, and suprasystemic pulmonary hypertension. This model discriminated between a population at high risk of death (∼50%) intermediate risk (∼20%), or low risk (<10%). The model performed well, with a C statistic of 0.806 in the derivation set and 0.769 in the validation set and good calibration (Hosmer-Lemeshow test, P = .2). CONCLUSIONS A simple, generalizable scoring system was developed for CDH that can be calculated rapidly at the bedside. Using this model, intermediate- and high-risk infants could be selected for transfer to high-volume centers while infants at highest risk could be considered for advanced medical therapies.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands; and
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Utah Health Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Utah Health Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Hollinger LE, Lally PA, Tsao K, Wray CJ, Lally KP. A risk-stratified analysis of delayed congenital diaphragmatic hernia repair: Does timing of operation matter? Surgery 2014; 156:475-82. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2014.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lally KP, Lasky RE, Lally PA, Bagolan P, Davis CF, Frenckner BP, Hirschl RM, Langham MR, Buchmiller TL, Usui N, Tibboel D, Wilson JM. Standardized reporting for congenital diaphragmatic hernia--an international consensus. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:2408-15. [PMID: 24314179 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/26/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a significant cause of neonatal death. A wide spectrum of disease severity and treatment strategies makes comparisons challenging. The objective of this study was to create a standardized reporting system for CDH. METHODS Data were prospectively collected on all live born infants with CDH from 51 centers in 9 countries. Patients who underwent surgical correction had the diaphragmatic defect size graded (A-D) using a standardized system. Other data known to affect outcome were combined to create a usable staging system. The primary outcome was death or hospital discharge. RESULTS A total of 1,975 infants were evaluated. A total of 326 infants were not repaired, and all died. Of the remaining 1,649, the defect was scored in 1,638 patients. A small defect (A) had a high survival, while a large defect was much worse. Cardiac defects significantly worsened outcome. We grouped patients into 6 categories based on defect size with an isolated A defect as stage I. A major cardiac anomaly (+) placed the patient in the next higher stage. Applying this, patient survival is 99% for stage I, 96% stage II, 78% stage III, 58% stage IV, 39% stage V, and 0% for non-repair. CONCLUSIONS The size of the diaphragmatic defect and a severe cardiac anomaly are strongly associated with outcome. Standardizing reporting is imperative in determining optimal outcomes and effective therapies for CDH and could serve as a benchmark for prospective trials.
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- Kevin P Lally
- UT Health Medical School and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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Morini F, Valfrè L, Capolupo I, Lally KP, Lally PA, Bagolan P. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: defect size correlates with developmental defect. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:1177-82. [PMID: 23845604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2013.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of our study was to elucidate if the defect size reflects the magnitude of the developmental defect in patients with CDH. METHODS All patients recorded in the CDH Study Group registry between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2010, and with defect classification were included in the study. They were divided according to defect size (A-D) and compared for: gestational age (GA), birth weight (BW), number of abnormal organ systems, prevalence of associated anomalies, cardiovascular malformations (CVM), chromosomal anomalies, liver in the chest, and hernia sac. RESULTS A total of 1350 of 1778 patients had defect classification: 173 A, 557 B, 438 C, and 182 D. Mortality rate was 0.6%, 5.3%, 22.6%, and 45.6% in group A, B, C, and D, respectively, (p<0.0001; p for trend <0.0001). GA, BW, prevalence of associated anomalies, particularly CVM, number of abnormal organ systems, and prevalence of sac were significantly different between the groups, with a significant reduction of GA, BW, and prevalence of sac. There was an increase in prevalence of associated anomalies, liver in the chest, and number of abnormal systems as the defect size increased. CONCLUSION Defect size is directly correlated with mortality rate, prevalence of other anomalies (particularly CVM), and number of abnormal systems, and inversely with GA, BW, and prevalence of hernia sac. The defect size may be a marker for the magnitude of developmental abnormality, thereby explaining its relationship with the outcome.
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Levy SM, Lally PA, Lally KP, Tsao K. The impact of chylothorax on neonates with repaired congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2013; 48:724-9. [PMID: 23583125 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2012.11.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/08/2012] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Chylothorax is a known complication in neonates after congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) repair. This report uses a large international registry to evaluate risk factors, treatment, morbidity, and survival associated with chylothorax in a prospective cohort of neonates after CDH repair. METHODS From January 2007 to January 2010, live-born neonates with repaired, unilateral CDHs were evaluated from a prospective database for chylothorax development. Chylothorax was diagnosed based on pleural fluid examination. Study variables included patient characteristics, CDH defect and disease severity characteristics, chylothorax treatment, and survival. In addition, the temporal relationship between timing of CDH repair and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy was evaluated as a risk factor for chylothorax. Univariate and multivariate regression analyses were utilized. RESULTS Among the 1383 patients evaluated, chylothorax was diagnosed in 4.6% of the cohort. Patch repair and ECMO were statistically significant risk factors for chylothorax. The odds of developing a chylothorax were significantly increased in patients with CDH repair on ECMO (aOR 2.6; 95% CI: 1.3-4.9) or after ECMO (aOR 3.1; 95% CI: 1.7-5.8). Most chylothoraces (83.1%) were successfully treated without surgery. Chylothorax patients had significant morbidity including increased oxygen use at 30days and longer length of stay. Survival was not significantly affected by chylothorax. CONCLUSIONS Chylothorax is a known but uncommon complication of neonatal CDH repair. In this very large series of chylothorax in association with CDH, major risk factors appear to be related to increased disease severity with the highest risk in patients repaired on or after ECMO. Chylothoraces usually improve with conservative therapy and lead to significant morbidity but not increased mortality.
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- Shauna M Levy
- Center for Surgical Trials and Evidence-based Practice, Departments of Pediatric Surgery and Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School At Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Menon SC, Tani LY, Weng HY, Lally PA, Lally KP, Yoder BA. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with cardiac defects and congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr 2013; 162:114-119.e2. [PMID: 22867985 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.06.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2012] [Revised: 05/23/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of associated heart defects on outcomes to discharge, and identify factors affecting survival of all infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) in last decade using Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group data. STUDY DESIGN This was a retrospective review of all infants with CDH enrolled in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group database from January 2000 to December 2010. The study cohort was divided into 3 groups (GRP): GRP 1, CDH with major heart defects; GRP 2, CDH with minor heart defects; and GRP 3, CDH with no reported heart defects. RESULTS The 4268 enrolled infants included 345 (8%) in GRP 1, 412 (10%) in GRP 2, and 3511 (82%) in GRP 3. Survival was significantly lower in GRP 1 compared with GRP 2 and GRP 3 (36% vs 73%). In GRP 1, the most common defects were left heart obstructive lesions (34%). Survival was lowest in infants with transposition of great arteries (0%) and single ventricle physiology (16%). There was no change in survival rate for any group between 2000-2005 and 2006-2010. In GRP 1, factors that predicted lower survival were birth weight <2.5 kg, associated noncardiac anomalies, single ventricle physiology, no sildenafil therapy, no CDH repair, and no cardiac repair. CONCLUSION Survival is significantly lower in patients with CDH and major heart defects compared with patients with minor or no heart defects. Outcomes of newborns with CDH and major heart defects have not improved over the last decade.
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- Shaji C Menon
- Division of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
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OBJECTIVE To analyze operative repair, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and survival rates based on highest pre-ductal oxygen saturation (Pre-O(2)SAT) in a large infant cohort reported to Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group Registry between 2000 and 2010. STUDY DESIGN Analyzed data included gestational age, birth weight, defect side and size, repair, ECMO use, survival and highest reported PaO(2) and Pre-O(2)SAT in first 24 h of life. We excluded 614 infants due to severe anomaly. Pre-O(2)SAT data were available for 1672 infants. RESULT Among infants with highest Pre-O(2)SAT value <85%, survival (24/105=23%) and repair (55/105=52%) rates were significantly decreased compared with infants with higher values. Survival increased to 44% for infants with highest Pre-O(2)SAT<85% who underwent operative repair. Of these, 83% (20/24) required ECMO support compared with 15% (144/961) of survivors with Pre-O(2)SAT>99% (P<0.001). The lowest reported Pre-O(2)SAT with survival was 32% and for survival without ECMO was 52%. CONCLUSION A reported highest Pre-O(2)SAT<85% in the first 24 h of life was not uniformly fatal; but survival of infants with Pre-O(2)SAT<85% was associated with high ECMO use and prolonged hospitalization.
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- B A Yoder
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah and Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT 84158-1289, USA.
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Tsao K, Wilson JM, Bohn DJ, Lally PA, Lally KP. Heterogeneity in disease severity and therapeutic interventions for infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A significant source of center differences. J Am Coll Surg 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.06.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Tsao K, Allison ND, Harting MT, Lally PA, Lally KP. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia in the preterm infant. Surgery 2010; 148:404-10. [PMID: 20471048 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2010] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains a significant cause of death in newborns. With advances in neonatal critical care and ventilation strategies, survival in the term infant now exceeds 80% in some centers. Although prematurity is a significant risk factor for morbidity and mortality in most neonatal diseases, its associated risk with infants with CDH has been described poorly. We sought to determine the impact of prematurity on survival using data from the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Registry (CDHR). METHODS Prospectively collected data from live-born infants with CDH were analyzed from the CDHR from January 1995 to July 2009. Preterm infants were defined as <37 weeks estimated gestational age at birth. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed. RESULTS During the study period, 5,069 infants with CDH were entered in the registry. Of the 5,022 infants with gestational age data, there were 3,895 term infants (77.6%) and 1,127 preterm infants (22.4%). Overall survival was 68.7%. A higher percentage of term infants were treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (33% term vs 25.6% preterm). Preterm infants had a greater percentage of chromosomal abnormalities (4% term vs 8.1% preterm) and major cardiac anomalies (6.1% term vs 11.8% preterm). Also, a significantly higher percentage of term infants had repair of the hernia (86.3% term vs 69.4% preterm). Survival for infants that underwent repair was high in both groups (84.6% term vs 77.2% preterm). Survival decreased with decreasing gestational age (73.1% term vs 53.5% preterm). The odds ratio (OR) for death among preterm infants adjusted for patch repair, ECMO, chromosomal abnormalities, and major cardiac anomalies was OR 1.68 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.34-2.11). CONCLUSION Although outcomes for preterm infants are clearly worse than in the term infant, more than 50% of preterm infants still survived. Preterm infants with CDH remain a high-risk group. Although ECMO may be of limited value in the extremely premature infant with CDH, most preterm infants that live to undergo repair will survive. Prematurity should not be an independent factor in the treatment strategies of infants with CDH.
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- KuoJen Tsao
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston and Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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van den Hout L, Reiss I, Felix JF, Hop WCJ, Lally PA, Lally KP, Tibboel D. Risk factors for chronic lung disease and mortality in newborns with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Neonatology 2010; 98:370-80. [PMID: 21042035 DOI: 10.1159/000316974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is associated with a mortality rate of 10-35% in live-born infants. Moreover, CDH survivors have a substantial risk of developing long-term pulmonary sequelae, such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate risk factors associated with BPD and mortality in neonates with CDH, with particular focus on the initial ventilation mode. METHODS Eligible for inclusion were live-born infants with CDH born from 2001 through 2006 at the centers participating in the CDH Study Group. BPD (defined as oxygen dependency at day 30) and/or mortality by day 30 served as the primary endpoint. RESULTS A total of 2,078 neonates were included in the analysis. At day 30, 56% of the patients had either died or met the criteria for BPD. In infants who survived until day 30, the prevalence of BPD was 41%. The overall mortality rate was 31%. High-frequency oscillatory ventilation as initial ventilation mode, a right-sided defect, a prenatal diagnosis, a lower Apgar score at 5 min, a cardiac anomaly, a chromosomal anomaly and a lower gestational age were all associated with BPD and/or mortality by day 30. CONCLUSIONS Despite improvements in neonatal care, the rates of BPD and early mortality in newborns with CDH are still considerable. Several important risk factors for a worse outcome are reported in this nonrandomized prospective observational study.
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- Intensive Care and Department of Pediatric Surgery, Erasmus MC - Sophia, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Stevens TP, van Wijngaarden E, Ackerman KG, Lally PA, Lally KP. Timing of delivery and survival rates for infants with prenatal diagnoses of congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatrics 2009; 123:494-502. [PMID: 19171614 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The goal of the study was to test the hypothesis that infants with known congenital diaphragmatic hernias born at early term gestation (37-38 weeks) rather than later (39-41 weeks) had greater survival rates and less extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use. Primary outcomes were survival to hospital discharge or transfer and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation use. METHODS; A retrospective cohort study of term infants with prenatal diagnoses of congenital diaphragmatic hernia was performed with the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group Registry of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernias who were treated between January 1995 and December 2006. RESULTS Among 628 term infants at 37 to 41 weeks of gestation who had prenatal diagnoses of congenital diaphragmatic hernia and were free of major associated anomalies, early term birth (37 vs 39-41 weeks) and greater birth weight were associated independently with survival, whereas black race was related inversely to survival. Infants born at early term with birth weights at or above the group mean (3.1 kg) had the greatest survival rate (80%). Among infants born through elective cesarean delivery, infants born at 37 to 38 weeks of gestation, compared with 39 to 41 weeks, had less use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (22.0% vs 35.5%) and a trend toward a greater survival rate (75.0% vs 65.8%). CONCLUSIONS The timing of delivery is an independent, potentially important factor in the consideration of elective delivery for infants diagnosed prenatally as having congenital diaphragmatic hernias. Among fetuses with prenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernias and without major associated anomalies, early term delivery may confer advantage.
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- Timothy P Stevens
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology,University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA.
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We compared the morbidity of patients with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) with that in patients with all other respiratory conditions treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) (no MAS). If ECMO for MAS was associated with a lower complication rate, then relaxed ECMO entry criteria could be considered. A retrospective review was performed of all patients in the national extracorporeal life support (ELSO) registry from 1989 to 2004. Complications were divided into mechanical, hematologic, neurologic, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular, infectious, and metabolic categories. MAS and no-MAS patients were divided into veno-venous (VV) or veno-arterial (VA) ECMO categories, based on mode of ECMO used, and number of complications per patient in each category was determined. Statistical significance was determined by Chi-square test. A total of 1587 patients (700 MAS, 887 no MAS) on VV ECMO and 2723 (572 MAS, 2151 no MAS) on VA ECMO were identified with a total of 2415 complications in MAS and 9550 in no-MAS patients. Overall, MAS patients had a significantly lower number of complications per patient in each category versus no-MAS patients. These results indicate that regardless of type of ECMO, there are fewer complications on ECMO in MAS versus no-MAS patients. These data support the consideration of relaxed ECMO entry criteria for MAS.
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- Ravi S Radhakrishnan
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Lally KP, Lally PA, Lasky RE, Tibboel D, Jaksic T, Wilson JM, Frenckner B, Van Meurs KP, Bohn DJ, Davis CF, Hirschl RB. Defect size determines survival in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Pediatrics 2007; 120:e651-7. [PMID: 17766505 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-3040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is a significant cause of neonatal mortality. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical factors associated with death in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia by using a large multicenter data set. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of all liveborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia who were cared for at tertiary referral centers belonging to the Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Study Group between 1995 and 2004. Factors thought to influence death included birth weight, Apgar scores, size of defect, and associated anomalies. Survival to hospital discharge, duration of mechanical ventilation, and length of hospital stay were evaluated as end points. RESULTS A total of 51 centers in 8 countries contributed data on 3062 liveborn infants. The overall survival rate was 69%. Five hundred thirty-eight (18%) patients did not undergo an operation and died. The defect size was the most significant factor that affected outcome; infants with a near absence of the diaphragm had a survival rate of 57% compared with infants having a primary repair with a survival rate of 95%. Infants without agenesis but who required a patch for repair had a survival rate of 79% compared with primary repair. CONCLUSIONS The size of the diaphragmatic defect seems to be the major factor influencing outcome in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. It is likely that the defect size is a surrogate marker for the degree of pulmonary hypoplasia. Future research efforts should be directed to accurately quantitate the degree of pulmonary hypoplasia or defect size antenatally. Experimental therapies can then be targeted to prospectively identify high-risk patients who are more likely to benefit.
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Lally KP, Lally PA, Van Meurs KP, Bohn DJ, Davis CF, Rodgers B, Bhatia J, Dudell G. Treatment evolution in high-risk congenital diaphragmatic hernia: ten years' experience with diaphragmatic agenesis. Ann Surg 2006; 244:505-13. [PMID: 16998359 PMCID: PMC1856559 DOI: 10.1097/01.sla.0000239027.61651.fa] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of newer therapies on the highest risk patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), those with agenesis of the diaphragm. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA CDH remains a significant cause of neonatal mortality. Many novel therapeutic interventions have been used in these infants. Those children with large defects or agenesis of the diaphragm have the highest mortality and morbidity. METHODS Twenty centers from 5 countries collected data prospectively on all liveborn infants with CDH over a 10-year period. The treatment and outcomes in these patients were examined. Patients were followed until death or hospital discharge. RESULTS A total of 1,569 patients with CDH were seen between January 1995 and December 2004 in 20 centers. A total of 218 patients (14%) had diaphragmatic agenesis and underwent repair. The overall survival for all patients was 68%, while survival was 54% in patients with agenesis. When patients with diaphragmatic agenesis from the first 2 years were compared with similar patients from the last 2 years, there was significantly less use of ECMO (75% vs. 52%) and an increased use of inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) (30% vs. 80%). There was a trend toward improved survival in patients with agenesis from 47% in the first 2 years to 59% in the last 2 years. The survivors with diaphragmatic agenesis had prolonged hospital stays compared with patients without agenesis (median, 68 vs. 30 days). For the last 2 years of the study, 36% of the patients with agenesis were discharged on tube feedings and 22% on oxygen therapy. CONCLUSIONS There has been a change in the management of infants with CDH with less frequent use of ECMO and a greater use of iNO in high-risk patients with a potential improvement in survival. However, the mortality, hospital length of stay, and morbidity in agenesis patients remain significant.
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- Kevin P Lally
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Medical School Houston and Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
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Lally KP, Bagolan P, Hosie S, Lally PA, Stewart M, Cotten CM, Van Meurs KP, Alexander G. Corticosteroids for fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: can we show benefit? J Pediatr Surg 2006; 41:668-74; discussion 668-74. [PMID: 16567174 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prenatal corticosteroids have been used in fetuses with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). We tested the utility of steroids by 2 methods. METHODS Mothers carrying fetuses with CDH were randomized to 3 weekly doses of betamethasone or placebo starting at 34 weeks. Patients were followed until death or discharge. In a separate cohort study, the CDH Registry was used to compare infants who received prenatal steroids to those who had not. RESULTS Thirty-four patients were enrolled at 7 centers, with 32 completing the trial. There were 15 placebo and 17 steroid patients. There was no difference in survival, length of stay, duration of ventilation, or oxygen use at 30 days. For the cohort study, we looked at infants older than 34 weeks who were born after October 2000 when data on prenatal steroids were collected. There were 1093 patients; 390 were evaluable, with 56 receiving steroids. There was no difference in survival, length of stay, ventilator days, or oxygen use at 30 days. CONCLUSION Neither the trial nor the CDH Registry suggest that late prenatal corticosteroids benefit fetuses with CDH. More than 1700 mothers and fetuses would need to be enrolled in a trial to show a 10% improvement in survival. It is unlikely that late steroids offer benefit to most fetuses with CDH.
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- Kevin P Lally
- Department of Surgery, The University of Texas Medical School Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Radhakrishnan RS, Lally KP, Lally PA, Cox CS. ECMO FOR MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME: SUPPORT FOR RELAXED ENTRY CRITERIA. ASAIO J 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/00002480-200603000-00278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Late-presenting congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare subset of CDH, most of the information derived from small series or case reports. The aim of this study was to document the clinical manifestations of late-presenting CDH using a large multicenter database. METHODS Information about late-presenting CDH (diagnosed at later than 30 days of age) was identified from the database of the CDH Study Group (3098 cases collected during 1995-2004) and reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS Seventy-nine cases (2.6%) from 30 centers met the inclusion criteria. Seven cases had a Morgagni hernia. There were 50 males (65%) and 27 females (35%). The mean age at diagnosis was 372 days (32 days to 15 years). Major associated anomalies (10 cardiac and 7 chromosomal abnormalities) were identified in 12 cases (15%). Presenting symptoms were respiratory in 20 (43%), gastrointestinal in 15 (33%), both in 6 (13%), and none (asymptomatic) in 5 (11%). The hernia was left-sided in 53 (69%), right-sided in 21 (27%), and central or bilateral in 3 (4%). Patients with gastrointestinal symptoms invariably had left-sided hernias (n = 19), whereas patients with respiratory symptoms (n = 24) seemed equally likely to have right- or left-sided lesions. A primary repair without patch was done in all cases with 100% survival. CONCLUSIONS Presenting symptoms of late-onset CDH can be respiratory or gastrointestinal, but presentation with gastrointestinal problems was more common in left-sided hernias, whereas respiratory symptoms predominated in right-sided lesions. The prognosis is excellent once the correct diagnosis is made.
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Colby CE, Lally KP, Hintz SR, Lally PA, Tibboel D, Moya FR, VanMeurs KP. Surfactant replacement therapy on ECMO does not improve outcome in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2004; 39:1632-7. [PMID: 15547824 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND PURPOSE Respiratory failure in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) may in part be caused by a primary or secondary surfactant deficiency. Knowledge of the optimal approach to surfactant replacement in neonates with CDH and respiratory failure is limited. The aim of this study was to determine if surfactant replacement on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) results in improved outcomes in neonates > or =35 weeks' gestation with unrepaired CDH. METHODS Using the CDH Study Group Registry, the authors identified 448 neonates with CDH who were > or =35 weeks' gestation, had no major anomalies, were treated with ECMO within the first 7 days of life, and underwent repair on or after ECMO therapy. Patients in 2 groups were compared: group 1 (- Surf, n = 334) consisted of patients who received no surfactant and group 2 (+ Surf, n = 114) consisted of patients who received at least 1 dose of surfactant while on ECMO. An analysis of all patients in both groups was performed. Additionally, subgroup analyses stratified by gestational age were performed for patients 351/7 to 366/7 weeks' gestation and for patients > or =37 weeks' gestation. Primary end-points for the study were survival and length of ECMO run. Secondary end-points were length of intubation, need for supplemental oxygen at 30 days of life, and at discharge to home. Demographic, clinical, and outcome variables were examined using Fisher's Exact tests for categorical variables and using unpaired t tests for continuous variables. Odds ratios were calculated for categorical end-point variables. RESULTS Demographic and clinical variables were similar between groups. Analyses of aggregate data showed no significant differences between groups in length of ECMO run, survival, number of days intubated, and percent of patients requiring supplemental oxygen at 30 days or discharge. Subgroup stratification by gestational age did not show significant differences between groups in any of the outcome variables. CONCLUSIONS The data from this study suggest that surfactant replacement on ECMO for neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia does not provide significant benefit in the infant's clinical course with respect to survival, length of ECMO course, length of intubation, or subsequent need for supplemental oxygen.
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- Christopher E Colby
- Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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Lally KP, Lally PA, Langham MR, Hirschl R, Moya FR, Tibboel D, Van Meurs K. Surfactant does not improve survival rate in preterm infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg 2004; 39:829-33. [PMID: 15185206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Use of exogenous surfactant in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) patients is routine in many centers. The authors sought to determine the impact of surfactant use in the premature infant with CDH. METHODS Data on liveborn infants with CDH from participating institutions were collected prospectively. Surfactant use and timing and outcome data were analyzed retrospectively. The authors evaluated the prenatal diagnosis patients as well. The outcome variable was survival to discharge. Odds ratios with confidence intervals were calculated. RESULTS Five hundred ten infants less than 37 weeks' gestation were entered in the CDH registry. Infants with severe anomalies (n = 80) were excluded. Information on surfactant use was available for 424 patients. Infants receiving surfactant (n = 209) had a greater odds of death than infants not receiving surfactant (n = 215, odds ratio, 2.17, 95% CI: 1.5 to 3.2; P <.01). In prenatally diagnosed infants with immediate distress, there was a trend toward worse survival rates among those receiving surfactant at 1 hour (52 patients) versus those that did not (93 patients; odds ratio, 1.93, 95% CI: 0.96 to 3.9; P <.07). CONCLUSIONS Surfactant, as currently used, is associated with a lower survival rate in preterm infants with CDH. The use of surfactant replacement in premature infants with CDH can be recommended only within the context of a randomized clinical trial.
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- Kevin P Lally
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston, 6431 Fannin St, MSB 5.258, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE CDH occurs in approximately 1 in 2,450 live births. Bilateral CDH, previously identified through a limited number of case reports, is extremely rare. The care of CDH patients is a challenge for neonatologists and surgeons. This report details the management and outcome of patients with bilateral CDH. METHODS Records of all liveborn patients with CDH between 1995 and 2001 in 83 hospitals were entered into the CDH database. Those with bilateral CDH were reviewed retrospectively. Data were analyzed using the Chi;(2) test. RESULTS A total of 1833 patients were entered in the database, 17 of these had bilateral CDH (0.9%). Eleven were boys. The average birth weight was 2.6 kg. The average gestational age was 36.8 weeks. Sixteen patients experienced early distress requiring intubation (12 immediately), and 4 were placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Seven patients were diagnosed prenatally. Twelve patients (70%) were found to have other anomalies, 3 had chromosomal abnormalities and 7 had cardiac anomalies. These included tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), VSD, absence of the pericardium, coarctation of the aorta (2), accessory SVC with aortic coarctation, and ASD with TOF. Only 9 of 17 (53%) patients underwent surgical repair (6 primary, 3 patch). Mortality rate was 65% compared with 33% of patients with unilateral CDH (P = 0.01). Seven patients died within 48 hours of birth. There was no significant difference in survival based on gender, weight, gestational age, presence of anomalies, or prenatal diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS The management of infants with bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia remains a difficult problem with a significant mortality. Bilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia is associated more frequently with other major anomalies than unilateral congenital diaphragmatic hernia and should prompt an evaluation for further anomalies.
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MESH Headings
- Abnormalities, Multiple/epidemiology
- Chromosome Disorders/epidemiology
- Databases, Factual
- Female
- Heart Defects, Congenital/epidemiology
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/epidemiology
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic/surgery
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
- Humans
- Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Premature
- Lung/abnormalities
- Male
- Retrospective Studies
- Survival Rate
- Syndrome
- Texas/epidemiology
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- Holly L Neville
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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PURPOSE Fryns syndrome is characterized by multiple congenital anomalies including Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), and has a reported poor prognosis with a survival rate during the neonatal period of approximately 15%. This report details the management and outcome of patients with Fryns syndrome and CDH. METHODS Records of all liveborn patients with CDH between 1995 and 2001 in 83 hospitals were entered into the CDH database. Those with Fryns syndrome were reviewed retrospectively. RESULTS A total of 1,833 patients were entered in the database, 23 of these had Fryns (1.3%). All patients experienced early distress requiring intubation. Ten patients (43%) were found to have other major anomalies. Seven patients underwent surgical repair at an average age of 7.5 days (range, 6 hours to 14 days). Mortality rate was 83% compared with 33% of patients with unilateral CDH (P =.01). Ten patients died within the first 24 hours. The parents of 6 patients withdrew support. Of the 4 survivors, 3 have marked developmental delay, whereas the fourth has not yet undergone formal assessment. CONCLUSIONS The prognosis of infants with Fryns syndrome and congenital diaphragmatic hernia remains grim. Early genetic counseling and recognition of lethal anomalies may assist in determining which patients may survive.
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- Holly L Neville
- Department of Surgery, University of Texas-Houston Medical School, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Mazur LJ, Moyer VA, Lally PA, Chan W. Evaluation of a lead screening program in Houston, Tex. Tex Med 1996; 92:54-7. [PMID: 8599168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Universal screening for childhood lead poisoning is widely debated. Our purpose was to compare screening results at three pediatric clinics within Houston and to evaluate the effectiveness of screening according to published criteria. The clinics were chosen for their geographic and socioeconomic diversity. Children between 6 months and 6 years of age were tested, and the results were classified according to current guidelines. We screened 864 children. Results between sites were significantly different, P = 0.002. No children with blood lead levels greater than 0.45 mumol/L (9 micrograms/dL) were identified at Clinic C compared to 76 (8.8%) from Clinics A and B, but no site had children with levels greater than or equal to 2.20 mumol/L (45 micrograms/dL). The prevalence of childhood lead poisoning can vary even within the city. If regional screening is to replace universal screening, statewide as well as citywide data are needed to identify high-risk areas. This could be done by clinic site, zip code, or census track data with a minimum of 3000 children.
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- L J Mazur
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston 77030, USA
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