Long-term outlook for survivors of congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
CDH patients are critically ill but can expect excellent survival if other serious anomalies are not present; however, significant long-term morbidities exist in the survivors. The most notable of these are developmental delay, poor growth, gastroesophageal reflux disease, hearing loss, and musculoskeletal abnormalities. Patients require careful long-term follow-up for these problems, and caregivers must continue to critically evaluate their medical interventions in the neonatal period to try to minimize these morbidities.
Nobuhara
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Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Mitchell
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Kharasch
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Wilson
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000150:complications; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant