Title
Prediction of neonatal survival according to lung-to-head ratio in fetuses with right congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH): A multicentre study from the Latin American CDH Study Group registry
Date Issued
01 March 2022
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Cruz-Martínez R.
Molina-Giraldo S.
Etchegaray A.
Pavón-Gómez N.
Villalobos-Gómez R.
Luna-García J.
Gámez-Varela A.
Martínez-Rodríguez M.
López-Briones H.
Chávez-González E.
Instituto Peruano de Medicina y Cirugía Fetal
Publisher(s)
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate survival outcomes of fetuses with right sided congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) treated in Latin American centres and to assess the utility of left lung area to predict neonatal survival. Methods: A retrospective cohort including isolated right sided CDH cases managed expectantly during pregnancy in six tertiary centers from five Latin American countries. The utility of the observed/expected lung-to-head ratio (O/E-LHR) in predicting neonatal survival was assessed, and the best cut-off to predict prognosis was automatically selected by decision tree analysis. Results: A total of 99 right sided CDH cases were recruited, 58 isolated fetuses were selected at a median gestational age of 26.2 weeks, showing an overall survival rate of 26.2%. A linear trend was observed between survival and the O/E-LHR, showing that at higher O/E-LHR, the greater probability of survival (r = 0.56, p < 0.001). O/E-LHR discriminates two groups with different survival outcomes: fetuses with an O/E-LHR ≥65% showed a significantly higher survival rate than those with an O/E-LHR <65% (81.8% vs. 15.6%, p < 0.01). Conclusions: Overall survival rate in right sided CDH is lower in Latin American countries. The severity category of pulmonary hypoplasia should be classified according to lung area and the survival rate in such population.
Start page
357
End page
363
Volume
42
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Obstetricia, Ginecología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85120423953
PubMed ID
Source
Prenatal Diagnosis
ISSN of the container
01973851
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