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Table 1 Patients characteristics

From: Health-related quality of life and its determinants in children with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia

1. Characteristics at the time of response

N = 32

Gender

Girls n (%)

11 (34.4)

 

Boys n (%)

21 (65.6)

Age (yrs)

M±SD

6.7 ± 3.3

 

m (min/max)

5.8 (2.6/13.8)

Current BMI z-score

M±SD

−1.4 ± 1.5

 

m (min/max)

−2,1(−4,0/2,2)

CDH side

Left n (%)

27 (84.4)

 

Right n (%)

5 (15.6)

2. Antenatal and neonatal data

 

Prenatal diagnosis

Yes n (%)

19 (59.4)

Birth weight (g)

M±SD

2996 ± 709

 

m (min/max)

3100 (900/4000)

Term (WOG)

M±SD

38.2 ± 2.9

 

m (min/max)

39 (27/41)

Birth weight z-score

M±SD

−0.5 ± 0.7

 

m (min/max)

0.6(−2.2/1.2)

Caesarean

Yes n (%)

10 (31.3)

Surfactant

Yes n (%)

13 (40.6)

MV Duration (d)

M±SD

13.0 ± 12.2

 

m (min/max)

10(1/57)

HFO

Yes n (%)

24 (75.0)

Duration (d)

M±SD

13.1 ± 13.2

 

m (min/max)

9 (1/57)

Amines

Yes n (%)

23 (71.9)

Duration (d)

M±SD

7.4 ± 5.2

 

m (min/max)

6 (1–26)

NO

Yes n (%)

19 (59.4)

Duration (d)

M±SD

6.9 ± 7.0

 

m (min/max)

4 (1–25)

Sedation (d)

M±SD

10.7 ± 12.5

 

m (min-max)

6 (1/57)

ICU LOS (d)

M±SD

18.6 ± 18.3

 

m (min/max)

14 (3/92)

CDH repair (day of life)

M±SD

2.7 ± 2.3

 

m (min/max)

1(1/12)

Surgery

Simple

27 (84.4)

 

Others

5 (15.6)

Hospital LOS (d)

M±SD

40.2 ± 34.0

 

m (min/max)

28(10/140)

Weight at discharge (g)

M±SD

3569 ± 829

 

m (min/max)

3380 (1545/4855)

GER at discharge

Yes n(%)

14 (43.8)

  1. WOG week of gestation, LOS length of stay, BMI Body mass index, MV, mechanical Ventilation, HFO High frequency oscillation, NO nitric oxide, GER Gastro-esophageal reflux.
  2. M±SD mean±standard deviation, m (min/max), median (minimum/maximum).