Postoperative elective ventilation in babies with "marked anastomotic tension" after repair of esophageal atresia
Chittmittrapap, S.; Spitz, L.; Brereton, R.J.; Kiely, E.M.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 76(12): 683-687
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 7798820 Document Number: 409577
The repair of esophageal atresia, preserving the patient's own esophagus is the surgical procedure of choice. In "long-gap" type or in "tension anastomosis" cases, anastomotic complications were known to be higher than in usual cases. From this report, postoperative elective ventilation for 5 days together with neck flexion position reduced such complications with minimal subsequent complications related to the mechanical ventilation.