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Risk stratification for congenital diaphragmatic hernia—Is it all oxygenation but not ventilation?

Journal of Perinatology volume 38, pages 608–609 (2018)Cite this article

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) remains one of the most challenging conditions to manage in the field of neonatology. A risk stratification strategy proposed by Terui et al.[1] in a recent issue of the Journal with oxygenation index (OI) and Apgar score is a simple and efficient way to assess prognosis in infants with isolated CDH. The authors classified patients into risk categories that provided a reasonably accurate prediction of survival at 90 days. However, we are concerned that their model did not include PaCO2 to assess ventilation.

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  1. University at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

    Praveen Chandrasekharan & Satyan Lakshminrusimha

  2. The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA

    Girija Konduri & Mir Basir

  3. University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA

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Chandrasekharan, P., Konduri, G., Basir, M. et al. Risk stratification for congenital diaphragmatic hernia—Is it all oxygenation but not ventilation?. J Perinatol 38, 608–609 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-017-0038-y

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