Abstract

HIDALGO MARRERO, Yanet et al. Clinical practice guide on esophageal atresia. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2022, vol.94, n.3  Epub July 20, 2022. ISSN 1561-3119.

Esophageal atresia is one of the most common congenital anomalies in neonatal surgical practice. It is estimated to have an incidence of 1 per 3500 live newborns globally. The preparation of action guides and care protocols is a trend in current medical practice. This Clinical Practice Guide was prepared in response to the need to protocolize the medical-surgical care of esophageal atresia. In the Territorial Center for Neonatal Surgery of Holguín, where the care of neonates from the five eastern provinces of the country with congenital and surgical conditions of high complexity is regionalized, esophageal atresia was the most frequent surgical condition in the last ten years, with an ascending survival that reached 94.4% in 2019. The guideline presented was approved in the First National Consensus of Clinical Practice Guidelines in Pediatric Surgery, in Varadero, Matanzas in 2019. It includes the main guidelines for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of affected patients and is considered an efficient tool to improve outcomes in neonatal medical and surgical care.

Keywords : esophageal atresia; neonatal surgery; clinical practice guide.

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