Treatment of pulmonary hypertension during initial hospitalization in a multicenter cohort of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH).
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-2021
Identifier
DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-00923-z
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Describe inpatient pulmonary hypertension (PH) treatment and factors associated with therapy at discharge in a multicenter cohort of infants with CDH.
METHODS: Six years linked records from Children's Hospitals Neonatal Database and Pediatric Health Information System were used to describe associations between prenatal/perinatal factors, clinical outcomes, echocardiographic findings and PH medications (PHM), during hospitalization and at discharge.
RESULTS: Of 1106 CDH infants from 23 centers, 62.8% of infants received PHM, and 11.6% of survivors were discharged on PHM. Survivors discharged on PHM more frequently had intrathoracic liver, small for gestational age, and low 5 min APGARs compared with those discharged without PHM (p < 0.0001). Nearly one-third of infants discharged without PHM had PH on last inpatient echo.
CONCLUSIONS: PH medication use is common in CDH. Identification of infants at risk for persistent PH may impact ongoing management. Post-discharge follow-up of all CDH infants with echocardiographic evidence of PH is warranted.
Journal Title
Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association
Volume
41
Issue
4
First Page
803
Last Page
813
Recommended Citation
Seabrook RB, Grover TR, Rintoul N, et al. Treatment of pulmonary hypertension during initial hospitalization in a multicenter cohort of infants with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). J Perinatol. 2021;41(4):803-813. doi:10.1038/s41372-021-00923-z
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