title: Postoperative elective ventilation in babies with "marked anastomotic tension" after repair of esophageal atresia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chittmittrapap
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spitz
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brereton
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Kiely
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000601:surgery*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012189:Retrospective Studies