Short-term weight gain velocity in infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)

Appropriate post-natal growth remains a mainstay of therapeutic goals for infants with CDH, with the hypothesis that optimizing linear growth will improve survival through functional improvements in pulmonary hypoplasia. However, descriptions of growth and the effect on survival are limited in affected infants.

Source: Early Human Development - February 4, 2017 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jason Gien, Karna Murthy, Eugenia K Pallotto, Beverly Brozanski, Louis Chicoine, Isabella Zaniletti, Ruth Seabrook, Sarah Keene, Deepthi Alapati, Nicolas Porta, Natalie Rintoul, Theresa R. Grover, Children's Hospitals Neonatal Consortium CDH Study Group Source Type: research