esophageal atresia/hypoxia

In infants with esophageal atresia (EA), lung opacities on a chest radiograph (CXR) are usually considered the cause of respiratory distress (RD). However, in some instances signs of RD and CXR changes show no correlation. The aim of this study was to investigate the pathogenesis of RD in EA

Tracheal agenesis (TA) is an extremely rare, typically fatal congenital tracheal malformation. Lack of prenatal symptoms and emergent presentation usually lead to a failure to arrive at the correct diagnosis and manage the airway properly before the onset of irreversible cerebral anoxia. Esophageal

IPPV during anaesthesia for management of oesophageal atresia with tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TOF) can cause gastric insufflation. We report such a complication in a one-day-old newborn, who developed, 15 min after induction, a distension of the abdomen, hypoxia and bracdycardia. An emergency

Long gap oesophageal atresia occurs in approximately 10% of all oesophageal atresia infants and surgical repair is often difficult with significant postoperative complications. Our aim was to describe the perioperative course, morbidity, and early results following repair of long gap oesophageal

Thoracoscopic operations in neonates, such as repair of oesophageal atresia and tracheooesophageal fistula or congenital diaphragmatic hernia, can be associated with intraoperative acidosis and hypercapnia in the absence of hypoxia. These derangements in intraoperative gas exchanges seem to be

Current monitoring techniques in neonates lack sensitivity for hypoxia at cellular level. The recent introduction of the non-invasive Cellular Oxygen METabolism (COMET) monitor enables measuring in vivo mitochondrial oxygen tension (mitoPO₂), based on oxygen-dependent quenching of

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical profile of the cases of esophageal atresia (EA) and/or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) and various factors affecting the surgical and early postoperative management and their outcome. METHODS A prospective analysis of 127 cases of EA from February 2004 to May 2006 was

OBJECTIVE Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non invasive optical technique to assess the monitoring of oxygenation and cerebral hemodynamics. Aim of our study was to value cerebral hemodynamics during major surgery to reduce the period of possible modifications of cerebral

Severe tracheal stenosis, resulting in functional atresia of the trachea is a rare congenital malformation with an estimated occurrence of two in 100,000 newborns. If no esophagotracheal fistula is present to allow for spontaneous breathing, this condition is usually fatal. We report on a male

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) is one of the most frequent symptomatic clinical disorders affecting the gastrointestinal tract of infants and children. During the past 2 decades, GER has been recognized more frequently because of an increased awareness of the condition and also because of the more

OBJECTIVE Approximately 4% to 12% of pregnant women have asthma; few studies have examined the effects of maternal asthma medication use on birth defects. We examined whether maternal asthma medication use during early pregnancy increased the risk of selected birth defects. METHODS National Birth

Diseases of respiratory system caused by acute infections are among the most common maternal diseases during pregnancy. The objective of the study was to estimate the association between congenital abnormalities and acute respiratory infections during the first trimester of pregnancy. The data set