Surgical Management of Acute Life-Threatening Events Affecting Esophageal Atresia and/or Tracheoesophageal Fistula Patients

Following surgical correction, many patients with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula (EA/TEF) present to the emergency department (ED) with acute airway complications. We sought to determine the incidence and risk factors for severe acute life-threatening events (ALTEs) in pediatric patients with repaired congenital EA/TEF and the outcomes of operative interventions.

Source: Journal of Pediatric Surgery - January 18, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Rosephine Del Fernandes, Eveline Lapidus-Krol, Osami Honjo, Evan J. Propst, Nikolaus E. Wolter, Paolo Campisi, Priscilla Chiu Source Type: research