Clinical predictors and prevalence of receiving special preschool/school support in children with repaired esophageal atresia
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In brief
In brief
Study evaluating special educational support needs in 119 children aged 2-17 years following surgical repair of esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula. Researchers identified clinical predictors for requiring preschool/school support and assessed school absence rates in this population, excluding cases with genetic disorders from predictive analysis.
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Background/purpose
In a sparsely investigated field, we aimed to evaluate the use of special preschool/school support among children with repaired esophageal atresia (EA) and/or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), the predicting clinical factors for this support, and level of school absence.
Methods
Data on 119 EA/TEF children 2–17years old were collected through medical records and questionnaires (response rate 95%). Logistical regression analysis identified clinical predictors of special preschool/school support in the population without genetic disorders (n=105). Nominal hypothesis testing was performed using Fisher's exact test (p