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- ItemChylothorax in congenital diaphragmatic hernia(2010) Zavala, Alejandro; Campos, Jose-Manuel; Riutort, Cecilia; Skorin, Ilona; Godoy, Loreto; Faunes, Miriam; Kattan, JavierFollowing surgical repair of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH), chylothorax can be present in 7-28% of the cases. It has been associated with prenatal diagnosis, the use of ECMO and prosthetic patches during reparatory surgery. The objective is to present a neonatal unit experience in handling this complication and the search for predictive factors for its appearance in our patients.
- ItemImprovement of survival in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in recent years: effect of ECMO availability and associated factors(2010) Kattan, Javier; Godoy, Loreto; Zavala, Alejandro; Faunes, Miriam; Becker, Pedro; Estay, Alberto; Fabres, Jorge; Toso, Paulina; Urzua, Soledad; Becker, Jorge; Cerda, Jaime; Gonzalez, AlvaroSurvival of patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) depends both on non-modifiable congenital conditions and on modifiable pre and postnatal management. ECMO improves survival up to 80% in neonates with CDH in the best ECMO centers worldwide. The first Neonatal ECMO Program in Chile was started in our University in 2003. Our objective is to determine the impact of a Neonatal ECMO Program in a level III NICU on newborns with CDH.