Spitz et al determined prognostic groups in newborns with esophageal atresia with or without tracheoesophageal fistula. The authors are from the Hospital for Sick Children in London.
Patient characteristics: seen from 1980 through 1992.
Parameters:
(1) body weight at birth
(2) presence of major congenital heart disease
Birth Weight
Major Congenital Heart Disease
Risk Group
>= 1,500 grams
none
I
< 1,500 grams
none
II
>= 1,500 grams
present
II
< 1,500 grams
present
III
after Table 3, page 725
Risk Group
Survival Rate
I
97%
II
59%
III
22%
where:
• Early diagnosis and improved techniques greatly reduced the importance of aspiration pneumonia as a cause of death.
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