What is it about?
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia is a complex disease with a high mortality rate. This review of current literature describes how to maximize survival using gentle ventilation, standardized care, and appropriately timed surgery.
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Why is it important?
CDH mortality remains approximately 30%, but the most successful hospitals have reduced that mortality to 15 or less. Understanding treatment strategies of successful CDH programs will improve survival.
Perspectives
The keys to successful CDH management are gentle ventilation and a standardized approach.
Dr Mark F Weems
University of Tennessee
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This page is a summary of: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia: Maximizing Survival, NeoReviews, December 2016, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
DOI: 10.1542/neo.17-12-e705.
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