Hearing loss in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia treated without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: report of two cases.
The authors report the cases of 2 infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) treated without extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) therapy who were discovered to have hearing loss at 1 year of age. Both boys had been diagnosed as having CDH antenatally and were treated with surgery and high-frequency oscillatory (HFO) therapy. The patterns of hearing loss were consistent with sensorineural deafness and believed to be associated with HFO therapy, prolonged mechanical ventilation, and a high pH.
Kuga
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First Department of Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ube, Japan.
Taniguchi
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Inoue
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Zempo
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Esato
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D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation; D006319:Hearing Loss, Sensorineural / Q000209:etiology*; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000628:therapy*; D065630:Hernias, Diaphragmatic, Congenital; D006612:High-Frequency Ventilation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans