CDH , diagnosed via routine |
While survival rates have |
birth via surgical repair , but |
high-risk patients may require |
prenatal ultrasound in the |
improved nationally for the |
about 40 % of babies born with |
repair while on ECMO to |
second trimester of pregnancy , |
last two decades , the team at |
CDH require ECMO support as |
prevent cases of non-repair |
is a defect in the diaphragm |
Children ’ s Hospital Colorado is |
a rescue therapy to maintain |
and provide more time for |
allowing abdominal organs |
pushing survival rates of 85 % |
cardiac and pulmonary |
lung growth . |
( e . g ., intestines , stomach , liver ) to herniate into the chest , compressing the intra-thoracic structures and preventing the heart and lungs from developing normally . |
and beyond .
SURGICAL TIMING
Diaphragmatic hernias are typically treated soon after
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function while the heart and lungs grow stronger . While surgical repair after ECMO is preferred to reduce blood product usage with lower transfusion requirements , |
IMPROVING SURVIVAL FOR SEVERE CDH
When compared to repair after
( off ) ECMO , repair on ECMO is
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