Best Oxygenation Index on Day 1: A Reliable Marker for Outcome and Survival in Infants with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

Abstract

This multicenter study showed, that except from the defect side, all the prenatal variables studied have predictive value but the most useful is BOI-d1. This is simple to calculate and represents an excellent marker for lung function and a reliable early postnatal predictor of survival.