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ReviewNature reviews. Disease primers2022

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Augusto Zani, Wendy K Chung, Jan Deprest, Matthew T Harting, Tim Jancelewicz, Shaun M Kunisaki, Neil Patel, Lina Antounians, Pramod S Puligandla, Richard Keijzer

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Review in Nature reviews. Disease primers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 102 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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102citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
45.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

102 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 222 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Feasibility of invasive neurally-adjusted ventilatory assist in severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026
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  19. Modeling patient variants ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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42 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 9 institutions in 4 countries.

Augusto ZaniDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. augusto.zani@sickkids.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-2283-9846
Wendy K ChungDepartment of Paediatrics, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Jan DeprestDepartment of Development and Regeneration, Cluster Woman and Child and Clinical Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Matthew T HartingDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Tim JancelewiczDivision of Pediatric Surgery, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA.
Shaun M KunisakiDivision of General Paediatric Surgery, Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Neil PatelDepartment of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.
Lina AntouniansDivision of General and Thoracic Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8307-3306
Pramod S PuligandlaDepartment of Paediatric Surgery, Harvey E. Beardmore Division of Paediatric Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Richard KeijzerDepartment of Surgery, Division of Paediatric Surgery, Paediatrics & Child Health, Physiology & Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0108-3157
University of Toronto · CAChildren's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba · CAColumbia University · USJohns Hopkins University · USMemorial Hermann · USMontreal Children's Hospital · CARoyal Hospital for Children · GBUniversity College London · GBUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

Funding

THE DROSOPHILA GENETICS AND RNAI CORE (THE FLY CORE)P01HD068250 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CHUNG, WENDY K, DONAHOE, PATRICIA K · 2011 to 2022
$17.1M
CIHR 148797CIHR 175300CIHR 178347CIHR 178387NICHD NIH HHS P01 HD068250Wellcome Trust WT101957
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a rare birth defect characterized by incomplete closure of the diaphragm and herniation of fetal abdominal organs into the chest that results in pulmonary hypoplasia, postnatal pulmonary hypertension owing to vascular remodelling and cardiac dysfunction. The high mortality and morbidity rates associated with CDH are directly related to the severity of cardiopulmonary pathophysiology. Although the aetiology remains unknown, CDH has a polygenic origin in approximately one-third of cases. CDH is typically diagnosed with antenatal ultrasonography, which also aids in risk stratification, alongside fetal MRI and echocardiography. At specialized centres, prenatal management includes fetal endoscopic tracheal occlusion, which is a surgical intervention aimed at promoting lung growth in utero. Postnatal management focuses on cardiopulmonary stabilization and, in severe cases, can involve extracorporeal life support. Clinical practice guidelines continue to evolve owing to the rapidly changing landscape of therapeutic options, which include pulmonary hypertension management, ventilation strategies and surgical approaches. Survivors often have long-term, multisystem morbidities, including pulmonary dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux, musculoskeletal deformities and neurodevelopmental impairment. Emerging research focuses on small RNA species as biomarkers of severity and regenerative medicine approaches to improve fetal lung development.

Indexed as

Hernias, Diaphragmatic, CongenitalHypertension, PulmonaryEndoscopyFemaleHumansLungPregnancyUltrasonography, Prenatal

Identifiers

PMID35650272
OpenAlexW4281606224

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