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MUSCLE-SPARING VERSUS STANDARD POSTEROLATERAL THORACOTOMY IN NEONATES WITH ESOPHAGEAL ATRESIA.

Randomised trialArquivos Brasileiros de Cirurgia Digestiva2018Over 5 years oldFull text
  • Medical
  • Oesophageal atresia
  • Surgical conditions

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Summary

Randomised controlled double-blind trial in 40 neonates with oesophageal atresia comparing muscle-sparing thoracotomy with standard posterolateral thoracotomy. Outcomes included time to pleura, NICU stay, ventilation time, return of shoulder function and Moro reflex, and mortality. Muscle-sparing thoracotomy gave smaller scars and earlier shoulder function recovery, with no differences in other outcomes. Relevant to neonatal surgeons and teams caring for infants after oesophageal atresia repair.

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