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Published on: June 12, 2020
Congenital pleural effusions: 15 years single-centre experience from North-East England
Benjamin Martin James Shillitoe1, Janet Berrington1, Naveen Athiraman1
1a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit , Royal Victoria Infirmary , Newcastle Upon Tyne , UK.
Aim:
The aim of this study is to add to the scant literature on congenital pleural effusions to aid counselling and clinical management decisions.
Methods:
Retrospective case series of 15 years of congenital pleural effusions resulting in live birth in a single tertiary foetal medicine/neonatal centre in North East England.
Results:
Data were available for 21 infants. Mortality rates were 43% overall. All spontaneous resolution occurred within 9 d, and active management was used where effusions persisted beyond this.
Conclusion:
Prematurity was associated with a poor prognosis. Resolution without active management occurred before day 10 and active strategies should be considered by this time.
