Current management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Infants born with congenital diaphragmatic hernia have a high mortality which is essentially due to the associated lung hypoplasia. However, there have been several recent innovations, both in the surgical approach and in techniques of neonatal intensive care, which have improved the outlook for some of these critically ill infants.
Davenport
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, St George's Hospital, London.
Holmes
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D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008168:Lung / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000503:physiopathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014043:Tolazoline / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D014043:Tolazoline