Okamoto et al modified the Spitz prognostic classification for neonates with esophageal atresia. This reflects the better prognosis for many of these infants. The authors are from Kobe Children's Hospital and Nagano Children's Hospital in Japan.
Patient characteristics: seen from 1980 through 2005.
Parameters:
(1) presence of major congenital heart disease
(2) body weight at birth
Major Congenital Heart Disease
Birth Weight
Risk Group
none
>= 2.000 grams
I
none
< 2,000 grams
II
present
>= 2,000 grams
III
present
< 2,000 grams
IV
after Figure 2
Risk Group
Survival Rate
I
100%
II
81%
III
72%
IV
27%
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