Preoperative stabilisation in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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Abstract
Between January 1983 and November 1986, 26 newborn infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia were treated by early operation at a mean of 7 hours of age. A further 23 infants admitted between December 1986 and December 1989 were stabilised for a mean period of 40 hours before operation. There was no significant difference in survival between the two groups. Delayed operation is not detrimental to infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Medical subject headings
- Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital
- Preoperative Care