Retrospective case-control study of nutritional and respiratory status in children with type III esophageal atresia

Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of undernutrition in school-aged children born with type III esophageal atresia (EA), and to determine its potential risk factors, including their respiratory history and status assessed by pulmonary function tests at school-age. Methods: Retrospective multicentre cohort study encompassing patients born between 2008 and 2013 with type III EA included in a national registry. Baseline data, surgical history, and outcomes of patients with or without undernutrition (body mass index [BMI] z-score