Table 1 Perinatal characteristics and clinical outcomes in survivors and non-survivors

Male sex

19 (73.1)

6 (46.2)

.157

Cesarean section

18 (69.2)

10 (76.9)

.719

Gestational age, wk

37.6 ± 1.6

35.2 ± 4.6

.087

Birth weight, g

3025.3 ± 409.3

2795.2 ± 876.7

.735

1-min APGAR score

5 (3-8)

4 (0-7)

.034

5-min APGAR score

7 (5-9)

6 (3-8)

.016

Total hospital days

33.9 ± 14.0

37.7 ± 67.1

.058

Maternal age, year

31.5 ± 4.4

31.5 ± 3.0

.758

Head circumference, cm

33.7 ± 6.0

33.6 ± 4.7

.508

Chest circumference, cm

32.0 ± 2.2

30.3 ± 4.7

.691

Abdominal circumference, cm

28.4 ± 2.8

26.9 ± 4.6

.566

Polyhydramnios

13 (50.0)

7 (53.8)

.821

Pleural effusion

5 (19.2)

5 (38.5)

.235

Mediastinal shifting

16 (61.5)

13 (100)

.016

High frequency ventilator use

14 (53.8)

13 (100)

.003

Inhaled nitric oxide use

11 (42.3)

13 (100)

<.001

Patch repair^a

13 (54.2)

4 (80)

.370

Defect size^a

.194

A/B/C/D

2 / 5 / 14 / 2

0 / 1 / 2 / 2