ABSTRACT
Esophageal atresia [EA] is a congenital anomaly treated by surgical reconstruction. Some early postoperative complications may be encountered we assessed complications following EA repair in a large series of neonates with EA / TEF and in hospital mortality among a large series of our cases. 243 patients with EA / TEF that were treated operatively in Sarvar Children's Hospital from 2002 to 2010 were studied. Early post-operative complications in the ICU and surgery ward until hospital discharge were assessed. Mean age was 3.4 +/- 2.76 days. Primary repair was performed in 83.5% Mean hospital stay was 12.5 +/- 12.81 days. Respiratory problems and food intolerance were the most common early complications. In-hospital mortality rate decreased significantly during the last 8 years [from 17.6% to 4.7%]. Acceptable results and a growing survival rate were observed in this series of patients and we anticipate better results with improvements in minimally invasive methods