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In most cases, but especially after a primary re-anastomosis of the esophagus, the trachea remains intubated (to avoid any positive pressure ventilation via mask postoperatively), and the infant is transported to the intensive care nursery directly from the operating room.

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During the initial surgery, the fistula is ligated and a gastrotomy inserted at a later date, the esophagus is re-anastamosed. Publisher: TablEdit: License: Freeware: Price: USD 0.00: Filesize: 802.2 KB: Date Added: : With the increasing number of songs available in TablEdit format on the internet, it is clear that there is a need for an inexpensive file viewer for those musicians that dont need the full capabilities of TablEdit. If the distance between the 2 segments of esophagus is greater than 4-5 vertebral bodies, the repair is usually staged.

Surgical repair can be completed via an open or minimally invasive approach.

In practice, however this can be difficult, and if the ETT adequately bypasses the fistula, gentle positive pressure ventilation can be maintained. Ideally, spontaneous ventilation is maintained until the fistula is ligated. Usually, this requires intentionally main-stemming and then slowly withdrawing to the position where until bilateral breath sounds are initially heard.

After the bronchoscopy, the trachea is intubated, aiming to position the endotracheal tube to avoid ventilating the fistula.

In some cases, the surgeon elects to perform a rigid bronchoscopy to evaluate the location of the fistula prior to surgical repair.

If pulmonary compliance is poor, a gastrostomy can be placed with local anesthesia to ensure easy decompression of the stomach/abdominal distension.

To minimize gastric distension, an inhalational induction during spontaneous ventilation is preferred.

Due to the TEF, gas that delivered via positive pressure passes into the esophagus instead of the lungs (the path of least resistance), especially in the setting of pulmonary disease (e.g., prematurity or aspiration pneumonia).

In the setting of the most common anatomy of TEF (esophageal atresia with the fistula between the trachea and the distal segment of the esophagus) the key is minimizing positive pressure ventilation.

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