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Postoperative Management of Routine Esophageal Atresia Cases

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Postoperative care is a critical element in the transition from disease to health for patients with esophageal atresia. Despite significant variation across institutions, there are certain universal principles in the care. This chapter will review the details of management for these patients at all stages of recovery with specific focus on respiratory care, feeding, and screening for postoperative complications.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave., Fegan 3, Boston, MA, USA

    Christopher G. Turner MD & Russell W. Jennings MD

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  1. Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

    Holger Till

  2. Sheffield Children’s Hospital, Paediatric Gastroenterology Centre, Sheffield, United Kingdom

    Mike Thomson

  3. Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    John E. Foker

  4. Department Surgery, University of Missouri, Kansas City Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri, USA

    George W. Holcomb III

  5. University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Khalid M. Khan

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Turner, C.G., Jennings, R.W. (2017). Postoperative Management of Routine Esophageal Atresia Cases. In: Till, H., Thomson, M., Foker, J., Holcomb III, G., Khan, K. (eds) Esophageal and Gastric Disorders in Infancy and Childhood. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11202-7_19

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