Are all pulmonary hypoplasias the same?
Given equivalent lung volumes (40%-60% of expected), CDH patients require more pulmonary support initially than omphalocele and CLM patients. In addition to lung volumes, disease-specific factors, such as pulmonary hypertension in CDH, also contribute to pulmonary morbidity and overall outcome.
These results show that the decrease in myofilament responsiveness that characterizes stunning is prevented by ischemic preconditioning.