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Table 2 Ages and causes of death

From: Results from the French National Esophageal Atresia register: one-year outcome

 

Age at death (days)

Term (weeks)

Birth weight (g)

EA type (LADD)

Cause of death

1

?

39

2300

III

Multivisceral failure (trisomy 18)

2

1

37

2770

III

Multiple malformations

3

1

31

1750

III

Multiple malformations

4

2

34

1760

I

Multiple malformations

5

2

39

1840

III

Cardiorespiratory failure (Fanconi disease)

6

3

36

2100

III

?

7

6

36

1985

III

?

8

6

34

1815

III

Enterocolitis

9

13

28

600

III

?

10

20

35

2380

I

Gastric perforation, sepsis

11

53

30

1295

I

Enterocolitis

12

102

32

1300

III

?

13

151

34

1101

III

Severe sepsis

14

182

38

2190

III

Cardiac failure (sepsis)

15

192

36

2920

I

Mediastinitis

16

284

37

2800

III

Sudden infant death (negative autopsy)