Show notes
Please join Drs. Brian Gray, Amanda Jensen and Manisha Bhatia from Indiana University as they discuss TEF management and the use of a post-operative transanastomotic feeding tubes in pediatric surgery.
Journal Article links:
Wang, C., Feng, L., Li, Y., & Ji, Y. (2018). What is the impact of the use of transanastomotic feeding tube on patients with esophageal atresia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Pediatr, 18(1), 385. doi:10.1186/s12887-018-1359-5
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30541487/
Bence, C. M., Rymeski, B., Gadepalli, S., Sato, T. T., Minneci, P. C., Downard, C., . . . Midwest Pediatric Surgery, C. (2021). Clinical outcomes following implementation of a management bundle for esophageal atresia with distal tracheoesophageal fistula. J Pediatr Surg, 56(1), 47-54. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2020.09.049
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33131776/
LaRusso, K., Joharifard, S., Lakabi, R., Nimer, N., Shahi, A., Kasasni, S. M., . . . Emil, S. (2022). Effect of transanastomotic feeding tubes on anastomotic strictures in patients with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula: The Quebec experience. J Pediatr Surg, 57(1), 41-44. doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.09.014
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34666898/
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