Berengere François1, Laurent Michaud2, Rony Sfeir2, Arnaud Bonnard3, Veronique Rousseau4, Sebastien Blanc5, Thomas Gelas5, Julia Boubnova6, Catherine Jacquier7, Sabine Irtan8, Anne Breton9, Virginie Fouquet10, Audrey Guinot11, Thierry Lamireau12, Edouard Habounimana13, Anne Schneider14, Frederic Elbaz15, Aline Ranke16, Marie-Laurence Poli-Merol17, Nicolas Kalfa18, Claire Dupont-Lucas19, Thierry Petit19, Jean-Luc Michel20, Philippe Buisson21, Josephine Lirussi-Borgnon22, Emmanuel Sapin22, Hubert Lardy23, Guillaume Levard24, Benoit Parmentier24, Clara Cremillieux25, Manuel Lopez25, Guillaume Podevin26, Françoise Schmitt26, Corinne Borderon27, Olivier Jaby28, Cecile Pelatan29, Philine De Vries30, Myriam Pouzac-Arnould31, Celine Grosos32, Jean Breaud33, Christophe Laplace34, Cecilia Tolg34, Anicet Sika34, Frederic Auber35, Julien Labreuche36, Alain Duhamel36, Frederic Gottrand2. 1. Reference Center for Congenital Esophageal Anomalies, Lille University and University Hospital, Lille, France. Electronic address: francois.b@chu-nice.fr. 2. Reference Center for Congenital Esophageal Anomalies, Lille University and University Hospital, Lille, France. 3. Robert Debré Children University Hospital, Paris, France. 4. Necker Enfants Malades Children University Hospital, Paris, France. 5. Lyon Children and Mother University Hospital, Lyon, France. 6. Marseille University Hospital, Marseille, France. 7. Grenoble University Hospital, Grenoble, France. 8. Armand Trousseau Children University Hospital, Paris, France. 9. Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. 10. Bicêtre University Hospital, Paris, France. 11. Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France. 12. Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France. 13. Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France. 14. Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France. 15. Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France. 16. Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France. 17. Reims University Hospital, Reims, France. 18. Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France. 19. Caen University Hospital, Caen, France. 20. La Réunion University Hospital, Réunion, France. 21. Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France. 22. Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France. 23. Tours University Hospital, Tours, France. 24. Poitiers University Hospital, Poitiers, France. 25. Saint Etienne University Hospital, Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, France. 26. Angers University Hospital, Angers, France. 27. Clermont-Ferrand University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 28. Créteil Hospital Paris, Créteil, France. 29. Le Mans Hospital, Le Mans, France. 30. Brest University Hospital, Brest, France. 31. Orléans University Hospital, Orléans, France. 32. Limoges University Hospital, Limoges, France. 33. Nice University Hospital, Nice, France. 34. Fort-de-France and Pointe-à-Pitre University Hospital, Pointe-à-Pitre, France. 35. Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France. 36. University Lille, CHU Lille, EA 2694 - Santé publique: épidémiologie et qualité des soins, Lille, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of and factors associated with the performance of antireflux surgery during the first year of life in children born with esophageal atresia. STUDY DESIGN: All patients were included in a French registry for esophageal atresia. All 38 multidisciplinary French centers completed questionnaires about perinatal characteristics and one-year outcome for children born with esophageal atresia. RESULTS: Of 835 infants with esophageal atresia born in France from 2010 to 2014, 682 patients, excluding those with long-gap esophageal atresia, were included. Three patients had type I, 669 had type III, and 10 had type IV esophageal atresia. Fifty-three children (7.8%) received fundoplication during the first year of life. The median age at the time of the end-to-end esophageal anastomosis was 1.1 day (range 0-15). Multivariate analysis identified three perioperative factors that predicted the need for early antireflux surgery: anastomotic tension (P = .004), associated malformations (P = .019), and low birth weight (P = .018). Six other factors, measured during the first year of life, were associated with the need for antireflux surgery: gastroesophageal reflux (P < .001), anastomotic stricture (P < .001), gastrostomy (P < .001), acute life-threatening event (P = .002), respiratory complications (P = .045), and poor nutritional status (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: Gastroesophageal reflux disease, low birth weight, poor nutrition, and surgical anastomosis difficulties predicted the performance of antireflux surgery in the first year of life in infants with esophageal atresia.
OBJECTIVE: To identify predictors of and factors associated with the performance of antireflux surgery during the first year of life in children born with esophageal atresia. STUDY DESIGN: All patients were included in a French registry for esophageal atresia. All 38 multidisciplinary French centers completed questionnaires about perinatal characteristics and one-year outcome for children born with esophageal atresia. RESULTS: Of 835 infants with esophageal atresia born in France from 2010 to 2014, 682 patients, excluding those with long-gap esophageal atresia, were included. Three patients had type I, 669 had type III, and 10 had type IV esophageal atresia. Fifty-three children (7.8%) received fundoplication during the first year of life. The median age at the time of the end-to-end esophageal anastomosis was 1.1 day (range 0-15). Multivariate analysis identified three perioperative factors that predicted the need for early antireflux surgery: anastomotic tension (P = .004), associated malformations (P = .019), and low birth weight (P = .018). Six other factors, measured during the first year of life, were associated with the need for antireflux surgery: gastroesophageal reflux (P < .001), anastomotic stricture (P < .001), gastrostomy (P < .001), acute life-threatening event (P = .002), respiratory complications (P = .045), and poor nutritional status (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS:Gastroesophageal reflux disease, low birth weight, poor nutrition, and surgical anastomosis difficulties predicted the performance of antireflux surgery in the first year of life in infants with esophageal atresia.