D Y Kim, S C Kim, S H Kim, H Y Kim, H Y Kim, S H Nam, K W Park, J B Park, J Y Park, Y J Boo, J M Seo, S M Ahn, J T Oh, S K Lee, S C Lee, E Y Jang, H K Jang, S E Jung, S M Jung, Y J Jung, E Y Jung, M J Cho, S O Choi, S J Han, Y J Hong, J Hong
J Korean Assoc Pediatr Surg 2016;22(1):6-9. Published online June 30, 2016
This is a survey on congenital posterolateral diaphragmatic hernia, conducted by Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons (KAPS). A registration form for each patient during the 5-year period between 2010 and 2014 and a questionnaire were sent to each member. Twenty-six members in 16 institutions returned completed forms. Total patients were 219. Prenatal diagnoses were done in 181 cases (82.6%). Preoperative mortality was 11.4%. Minimal invasive surgery was done in 61 cases (31.8%). Risk factors related with death were Apgar score, oxygenation index, preoperative pH and bicarbonate, O2 saturation, the presence of hernia sac, and the size of defect. The neonatal survival and 1-year survival of total patients were 77.6% and 75.3%.