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%.

National survey for newborns surgery with congenital anomalies by Korean Association of Pediatric Surgeons (KAPS) was done. A questionnaire was sent to all members of the KAPS on March 2014. The current survey is to review three years status of the newborn surgery from 2012 to 2013. Thirty-four members (27.9%) took part in the survey that included data for the diagnosis, number and procedures of neonatal surgical cases. The result was discussed at the Topic Discussion section of the 30th Annual Congress of KAPS, 2014.