Clinical Factors Affecting Condition-Specific Quality-of-Life Domains in Pediatric Patients after Repair of Esophageal Atresia: The Swedish-German EA-QOL Study

Swedish-German study of 124 EA patients identifies clinical factors affecting quality of life across childhood. Digestive symptoms consistently impair HRQOL in all age groups, while surgical complexity, gender, and associated anomalies predict domain-specific challenges in physical health, eating, and social functioning.