Nadine Teunissen, Julia Brendel, Simon Eaton, Nigel Hall, Rebecca Thursfield, Ernest L W van Heurn, Benno Ure, Rene Wijnen
INTRODUCTION: As survival rates of infants born with esophageal atresia (EA) have improved considerably, research interests are shifting from viability to morbidity and longer-term outcomes. This review aims to identify all parameters studied in recent EA research and determine variability in their reporting, utilization, and definition. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Following PRISMA guidelines, we performed a systematic review of literature regarding the main EA care process, published between 2015 and 2021, combining the search term "esophageal atresia" with "morbidity," "mortality," "survival," "outcome," or "complication...
February 16, 2023: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery