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Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH)

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Pulmonary HypertensionAvoid HypoxiaAvoid HypercarbiaAvoid AcidosisAvoid N2ORSIFull StomachPneumothoraxHypotensionReduced Cardiac OutputAvoid IV bubblesHypoxiaCyanosisAir Trapping (Auto-PEEP)Avoid Positive Pressure Ventilation

Pathophysiology

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is incomplete closure of the developing diaphragm - most often the posterolateral Bochdalek defect - letting abdominal viscera into the chest during lung...

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