Staged surgical approach of neonates with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula from low and middle income countries

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• who: Global surgery et al. from the Virginia Commonwealth University Health have published the Article: Staged Surgical Approach of Neonates with Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula from Low and Middle Income Countries, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: The program uses staged repair to treat these patients with EA and TEF; this approach had traditionally been reserved for patients with EA type A with a long gap, premature neonates and those with severe respiratory distress . The authors propose that the addition of a jejunostomy tube before transfer would provide essential enteral nutrition while reducing potential complications . . .
  

   

  

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