Treatment and Outcome for Children with Esophageal Atresia from a Gender Perspective
Table 3
Gender comparison of preoperative treatment, postoperative treatment, and complications within 30 days after reconstruction of esophageal atresia. Values are presented as median (range) and number and percentage of patients, n (%).
Girls (n = 20)
Boys (n = 20)
value
Median (range)
Median (range)
Preoperative treatment
Days until surgery, median (range)
1 (0–2)
1 (0–3)
0.15
Received food before surgery
5 (25)
7 (35)
0.73
Surgical treatment
Received CVC
13 (65)
15 (75)
0.73
Received thoracic drain
16 (80)
17 (85)
0.66
Postoperative treatment with drain
Change of thoracic drain
2 (10)
0 (0)
0.49
Extra thoracic drain
6 (30)
4 (20)
0.72
Insertion of drain if not placed at surgery
0 (0)
1 (5)
1
Complications
Anastomotic leakage
3 (15)
4 (20)
1
Pneumothorax
10 (50)
11 (55)
1
Treated sepsis
3 (15)
4 (20)
1
Treated wound infection
3 (15)
6 (30)
0.45
Treated CVC infection
1 (5)
0 (0)
1
Mann–Whitney U test; Fisher’s exact test; CVC: central venous catheter.
