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Table 3 (amended): Postoperative outcome after primary esophageal anastomosis for eophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula

From: Response to: Low gestational age is associated with less anastomotic complications after open primary repair of esophageal atresia with tracheoesophgeal fistula. BMC Paediatric 2020; 20:267

Complications

 

Patients < 34 GA (n = 20)

Patients ≥ 34 GA (n = 55)

P value (Fisher’s Exact Test)

Related to surgical intervention

Anastomotic leakage

0

3

0.5602

Recurrent fistula

0

3

0.5602

Anastomotic stricture

0

8

0.1000

Related to prematurity

Infant respiratory distress syndrome

11

0

 < 0.0001

Intraventricular bleeding

5

2

0.0127