Treatment and Outcome for Children with Esophageal Atresia from a Gender Perspective
Table 4
Gender comparisons of postoperative details and care after reconstructive esophageal surgery, including number of days spent at different departments. Values are presented as median (range) or number and percentage of patients, n (%). The intensive care units were pediatric intensive care unit and neonatal intensive care unit.
Girls (n = 20)
Boys (n = 20)
p value
Postoperative treatment
Days until first tube feeding
2 (1–6)
2 (1–32)
0.76
Days until postoperative radiological contrast examination of esophagus
9 (3–29)
8 (4–13)
0.27
Days until first per oral feeding
10 (5–36)
9 (6–41)
0.60
Care level
Postoperative days in any intensive care unit
0 (0–31)
0 (0–22)
0.21
Postoperative days in the intermediate intensive care unit
