Abstract
Background: Respiratory complications occur in a variable number of children with tracheoesophageal fistula (TOF) and are multifactorial in origin.
Objective: A service evaluation was carried out to study the evolution of respiratory morbidity over time; identify any association with oesophageal morbidity; and to develop a score to quantify this.
Methods: Retrospective analysis of medical records for patients treated for TOF at Nottingham University Hospitals from 2009-2017. A scoring system was devised to quantify oesophageal and respiratory morbidity respectively.
Results: Of 57 patients, 84% of patients experienced respiratory morbidity (n=48).
Conclusions: The presence of oesophageal co-morbidities is associated with symptomatic respiratory co-morbidities. These appear to present prior to respiratory co-morbidities & can be used as a predictor of the onset of respiratory morbidity. Prospective validation of the score should be undertaken.
Footnotes
Cite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2019; 54: Suppl. 63, PA990.
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