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Prognostic factors of hydrops fetalis with pleural effusion
Author(s) -
Nakayama Atsushi,
Oshiro Makoto,
Yamada Yasumasa,
Hattori Tetsuo,
Wakano Yasuhiro,
Hayashi Seiji,
Kokubo Minoru,
Takemoto Koji,
Honda Shigeru,
Ieda Kuniko,
Yamamoto Hikaru,
Kouwaki Masanori,
Yokoi Kyoko,
Shinohara Osamu,
Kato Takenori,
Miyata Masafumi,
Tanaka Taihei,
Hayakawa Masahiro
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.13357
Subject(s) - medicine , hydrops fetalis , pleural effusion , gestational age , obstetrics , abnormality , effusion , pregnancy , gestation , pediatrics , surgery , genetics , psychiatry , biology
Background Hydrops fetalis ( HF ) has a low survival rate, particularly in the case of preterm birth. In addition, the severity index of HF has not been fully investigated yet. The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic factors of HF with pleural effusion. Methods All live‐born HF patients with pleural effusion, except for chromosomal abnormality or complex congenital heart disease, born from 2009 to 2013 in Aichi Prefecture in Japan were included. Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal information was obtained from the medical records and was retrospectively analyzed. Results Forty‐one HF patients with pleural effusion were included, and 28 patients (68%) survived. On multivariate logistic stepwise analysis, gestational birth week ( OR , 0.71; 95% CI : 0.52–0.96, P = 0.027) and standard deviation ( SD ) score of the birthweight ( OR , 1.74; 95% CI : 1.01–2.99, P = 0.045) were significant factors for postnatal death. All patients with both ≥32 gestational weeks and <3.0 birthweight SD score survived. Conclusions Combined with the gestational weeks data, birthweight SD score may be useful to estimate the prognosis of HF with pleural effusion.