Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31864663

J Pediatr Surg. 2019 Nov 28. pii: S0022-3468(19)30755-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.10.020. [Epub ahead of print]
Clinical outcomes and protocol for the management of isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia based on our prenatal risk stratification system.
Masahata K1, Usui N2, Shimizu Y3, Takeuchi M3, Sasahara J4, Mochizuki N5, Tachibana K6, Abe T2, Yamamichi T2, Soh H2.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to evaluate our prenatal risk stratification system for risk-adjusted management in fetuses with isolated congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).

METHODS:
Ninety-four infants prenatally diagnosed with isolated CDH treated between 1998 and 2017 at our institution were included in this retrospective single-center cohort study.

RESULTS:
The patients were prenatally classified into four risk groups: Group A (n = 54), which consisted of infants with neither liver-up nor a contralateral lung-to-thorax transverse area (L/T) ratio <0.08. The infants in group A were divided into two subgroups: Group A-1 (n = 24) consisted of mild conditions; and Group A-2 (n = 30) consisted of severe conditions; Group B (n = 23), which consisted of infants with either liver-up or L/T ratio <0.08; and Group C (n = 17), which consisted of infants with both liver-up and L/T ratio <0.08. The rates of survival to discharge in Groups A-1, A-2, B, and C were 100.0%, 100.0%, 87.0%, and 58.8%, respectively. The rates of intact discharge were 91.7%, 90.0%, 52.1%, and 23.5%, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS:
Our prenatal risk stratification system demonstrated a significant difference in the severity of postnatal status and clinical outcomes between the groups.

STUDY TYPE:
Case Series, Retrospective Review.

LEVELS OF EVIDENCE:
LEVEL IV.

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KEYWORDS:
Congenital diaphragmatic hernia; Prenatal diagnosis; Prognostic classification; Risk stratification

PMID: 31864663 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.10.020