Diaphragmatic hernia
Description
congenital diaphragmatic hernia: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a posterolateral defect of the diaphragm that allows passage of abdominal viscera into the thorax, leading to respiratory insufficiency and persistent pulmonary hypertension with high mortality.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | K11_DIAHER |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: K44, ICD-8: 5513 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: K44, ICD-8: 5513 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 3425 | 2031 | 1394 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 2.58 | 2.7 | 2.43 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 59.79 | 59.91 | 59.61 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 20.03 | 20.53 | 19.3 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 4.93 | 3.79 | 6.6 |