Abstract | AIMS: METHODS: Retrospective review of all neonates with EA who received prenatal care including fetal ultrasound and delivery at our institution from 1990-2001. Cases with suspected EA on prenatal ultrasound ( hydramnios and/or an absent stomach bubble) were identified. Neonatal outcome variables for the group suspected antenatally and the group diagnosed postnatally were compared. Mann Whitney U and Fischer exact tests were used in analysis. RESULTS: CONCLUSIONS: In our experience, prenatal detection of ultrasound findings associated with EA/TEF does not affect neonatal outcome or identify a group at increased risk for neonatal morbidity and mortality. Our favorable outcomes, with or without prenatal suspicion, may reflect the comprehensive care readily available at a tertiary care facility. Larger series need to be studied to exclude the possibility of a type II error.
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Authors | Robin B Kalish, Stephen T Chasen, Laura Rosenzweig, Frank A Chervenak |
Journal | Journal of perinatal medicine
(J Perinat Med)
Vol. 31
Issue 2
Pg. 111-4
( 2003)
ISSN: 0300-5577 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 12747226
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Esophageal Atresia
(diagnostic imaging, mortality)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Male
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Outcome
- Retrospective Studies
- Tracheoesophageal Fistula
(diagnostic imaging, mortality)
- Ultrasonography, Prenatal
(methods)
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