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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernias – Part 1

Dr Ruth McGovern1†, Dr Vincent McGovern2, Professor Martina Healy3

1Specialist Registrar in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Galway University Hospital, Ireland

2Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, Southampton General Hospital, UK

3Consultant in Anaesthesiology and Paediatric Critical Care, CHI at Crumlin, Ireland

Edited by: Dr Rosalind Morley, Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Manchester, UK

†Corresponding author email: mcgovernruth@yahoo.com

DOI:10.28923/atotw.526

 

Published July 2, 2024

Abstract

A focused tutorial centred around the management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia in paediatric critical care. We outline the aetiology, pathophysiology and management of congenital diaphragmatic hernia immediately following birth, and in the time leading to definitive surgery.

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