Role of predictive mortality calculator in antenatal assessment of congenital diaphragmatic hernia

• Main Authors: Ishak, Azril, Abu Hassan, Hasyma, Mohd Jamil, Amilia Afzan, Ramesh, Vairavan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer 2021
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94991/1/Role%20of%20predictive%20mortality%20calculator%20in%20antenatal%20assessment%20of%20congenital%20diaphragmatic%20hernia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/94991/; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40556-021-00315-5

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is one of the most common major congenital anomalies. In utero visceral organ herniation into the thoracic cavity can result in lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension may ensue. Post-natal mortality rates in isolated CDH remain high reaching up to 80% in sev...