Table 2.
Antenatal ultrasound predictors of poor neonatal prognosis by CDH laterality
| Variable | Right-sided CDH (n = 32) |
Left-sided CDH (n = 157) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung area-to-head circumference ratio | 0.87 (0.47–3) | 0.99 (0.3–3) | 0.04 |
| Liver herniation | 90.6 (29/32) | 72 (113/157) | 0.03 |
| Stomach herniation | 12.5 (4/32) | 69.4 (109/157) | <0.01 |
| Anomalies | |||
| Cardiac anomaly | 12.5 (4/32) | 15.1 (23/152) | 0.99 |
| Any additional anomaly | 15.6 (5/32) | 17.2 (27/157) | 0.53 |
| Hydrops fetalis | 15.6 (5/32) | 1.3 (2/157) | <0.01 |
| Abnormal fluid in only one fetal compartment | 3.1 (1/32) | 3.2 (5/157) | 0.99 |
| Ascites | 18.8 (6/32) | 1.9 (3/157) | <0.01 |
| Pleural effusion | 15.6 (5/32) | 1.9 (3/157) | <0.01 |
| Pericardial effusion | 0 (0/32) | 0.6 (1/157) | 0.99 |
| Skin edema | 3.1 (1/32) | 0.6 (1/157) | 0.33 |
| Polyhydramnios | 31.3 (10/32) | 28.7 (45/157) | 0.83 |
Abbreviation: CDH, congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Note: Data presented as % (n/total) or median (range). Fisher’s exact test or Wilcoxon’s rank-sum test as appropriate.