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Svetanoff WJ, Zendejas B, Hernandez K, Davidson K, Ngo P, Manfredi M, Hamilton TE, Jennings R, Smithers CJ. Contemporary outcomes of the Foker process and evolution of treatment algorithms for long-gap esophageal atresia. J Pediatr Surg 2021; 56:2180-2191. [PMID: 33766420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2021.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Esophageal growth using the Foker process (FP) for long-gap esophageal atresia (LGEA) has evolved over time. METHODS Contemporary LGEA patients treated from 2014-2020 were compared to historical controls (2005 to <2014). RESULTS 102 contemporary LGEA patients (type A 50%, B 18%, C 32%; 36% prior anastomotic attempt; 20 with esophagostomy) underwent either primary repair (n=23), jejunal interposition (JI; n = 14), or Foker process (FP; n = 65; 49 primary [p], 16 rescue [r]). The contemporary p-FP cohort experienced significantly fewer leaks on traction (4% vs 22%), bone fractures (2% vs 22%), anastomotic leak (12% vs 37%), and Foker failure (FP→JI; 0% vs 15%), when compared to historical p-FP patients (n = 27), all p ≤ 0.01. Patients who underwent a completely (n = 11) or partially (n = 11) minimally invasive FP experienced fewer median days paralyzed (0 vs 8 vs 17) and intubated (9 vs 15 vs 25) compared to open FP patients, respectively (all p ≤ 0.03), with equivalent leak rates (18% vs 9% vs 26%, p = 0.47). At one-year post-FP, most patients (62%) are predominantly orally fed. CONCLUSION With continued experience and technical refinements, the Foker process has evolved with improved outcomes, less morbidity and maximal esophageal preservation.
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- Wendy Jo Svetanoff
- Boston Children's Hospital, Department of General Surgery; Children's Mercy Hospital, Department of Pediatric Surgery
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
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- Boston Children's Hospital, Department of General Surgery; Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Department of Surgery
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Roorda D, Königs M, Eeftinck Schattenkerk L, van der Steeg L, van Heurn E, Oosterlaan J. Neurodevelopmental outcome of patients with congenital gastrointestinal malformations: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2021; 106:635-642. [PMID: 34112720 PMCID: PMC8543204 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2021-322158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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AIM Children with congenital gastrointestinal malformations may be at risk of neurodevelopmental impairment due to challenges to the developing brain, including perioperative haemodynamic changes, exposure to anaesthetics and postoperative inflammatory influences. This study aggregates existing evidence on neurodevelopmental outcome in these patients using meta-analysis. METHOD PubMed, Embase and Web of Science were searched for peer-reviewed articles published until October 2019. Out of the 5316 unique articles that were identified, 47 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included. Standardised mean differences (Cohen's d) between cognitive, motor and language outcome of patients with congenital gastrointestinal malformations and normative data (39 studies) or the studies' control group (8 studies) were aggregated across studies using random-effects meta-analysis. The value of (clinical) moderators was studied using meta-regression and diagnostic subgroups were compared. RESULTS The 47 included studies encompassed 62 cohorts, representing 2312 patients. Children with congenital gastrointestinal malformations had small-sized cognitive impairment (d=-0.435, p<0.001; 95% CI -0.567 to -0.302), medium-sized motor impairment (d=-0.610, p<0.001; 95% CI -0.769 to -0.451) and medium-sized language impairment (d=-0.670, p<0.001; 95% CI -0.914 to -0.425). Patients with short bowel syndrome had worse motor outcome. Neurodevelopmental outcome was related to the number of surgeries and length of total hospital stay, while no relations were observed with gestational age, birth weight, age and sex. INTERPRETATION This study shows that children with congenital gastrointestinal malformations exhibit impairments in neurodevelopmental outcome, highlighting the need for routine screening of neurodevelopment during follow-up.
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- Daniëlle Roorda
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam and Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Emma Neuroscience Group, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emma Neuroscience Group, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam and Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam and Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Pediatric Surgery, Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam and Free University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Emma Neuroscience Group, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Batta V, Rao S, Wagh D, Tan JKG, Gollow I, Simmer K, Bulsara MK, Patole S. Early neurodevelopmental outcomes of congenital gastrointestinal surgical conditions: a single-centre retrospective study. BMJ Paediatr Open 2020; 4:e000736. [PMID: 32821861 PMCID: PMC7422631 DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Evidence is emerging that surgery in the neonatal period is associated with increased risk of suboptimal neurodevelopmental outcomes (SNDO). The aim of this study was to describe neurodevelopmental outcomes (at 1 year) of neonatal surgery for congenital gastrointestinal surgical conditions (CGSC) and to explore risk factors. METHODS Retrospective study (2005-2014) of infants born ≥34 weeks gestation with CGSC and admitted to the surgical neonatal intensive care unit of Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia. Clinical details and 1-year developmental outcomes based on Griffiths Mental Developmental Assessment Scales were collated from the database and by reviewing the medical records of study infants. SNDO was defined as one or more of the following: a general quotient less than 88 (ie, >1 SD below mean), cerebral palsy, blindness or sensorineural deafness. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to explore risk factors for SNDO. A total of 413 infants were included, of which 13 died. Median gestation was 37.6 weeks (IQR: 36.4-39.1). Information on developmental outcomes was available from 262 out of 400 survivors. A total of 43/262 (16.4%) had SNDO. On univariable analysis, lower z scores for birth weight, prolonged duration of antibiotics, increased episodes of general anaesthesia and prolonged duration of hospital stay were associated with SNDO. On multivariable analysis, lower z scores for birth weight and prolonged hospital stay were associated with increased risk of SNDO. CONCLUSIONS Late preterm and term infants undergoing neonatal surgery for CGSC may be at risk for SNDO. Studies with longer duration of follow-up are needed to further evaluate the role of potentially modifiable risk factors on their neurodevelopmental outcomes.
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- Vamsi Batta
- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Paediatric Surgery, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Biostatistics, University of Notre Dame, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Neonatal Directorate, Perth Children's Hospital and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Medicine, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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General anesthesia has been unequivocally linked to abnormal development of the central nervous system, leading to neurocognitive impairments in laboratory models. In vitro and in vivo studies have consistently shown that exposure to GABA agonists (eg, volatile anesthetics, midazolam, and propofol) or NMDA antagonists (eg, ketamine, isoflurane, and nitrous oxide) produces dose dependent and developmental age dependent effects on various neuronal transmission systems. Exposure to these drugs increases neuronal cell death in juvenile animals including rats, mice, and non-human primates. The possibility of anesthetic induced neurotoxicity occurring in children has led to concerns about the safety of pediatric anesthesia. A spectrum of behavioral changes has been documented after general anesthetic exposure in young children, including emergence delirium, which may be evidence of toxicity. Most clinical studies are retrospective; specifics about medications or monitoring are unavailable and many of the outcomes may not be sensitive to detect small neurocognitive deficits. Some of these retrospective studies have shown an association between anesthesia exposure at a young age and neurocognitive deficits, but others have not. Practitioners and families should be reassured that although general anesthetics have the potential to induce neurotoxicity, very little clinical evidence exists to support this.
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- Mary Ellen McCann
- Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Prenatal propofol exposure downregulates NMDA receptor expression and causes cognitive and emotional disorders in rats. Eur J Pharmacol 2019; 843:268-276. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2018.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning advised that prolonged or repeated exposure to general anesthetics may affect neurodevelopment in children. This warning is based on a wealth of preclinical animal studies and relatively few human studies. The human studies include a variety of different populations with several different outcome measures. Interpreting the results requires consideration of the outcome used, the power of the study, the length of exposure and the efforts to reduce the confounding effects of comorbidity and surgery. Most, but not all, of the large population-based studies find evidence for associations between surgery in early childhood and slightly worse subsequent academic achievement or increased risk for later diagnosis of a behavioral disability. In several studies, the amount of added risk is very small; however, there is some evidence for a greater association with multiple exposures. These results may be consistent with the preclinical data, but the possibility of confounding means the positive associations can only be regarded as weak evidence for causation. Finally, there is strong evidence that brief exposure is not associated with any long term risk in humans.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Adverse long-term impact of general anesthesia on the developing brain is a widely discussed and controversial issue with potential public health relevance. The goal of this article is to give insights into the most recent experimental and clinical observations aimed to advance our understanding in this field. RECENT FINDINGS Recent investigations demonstrate long-term behavioral consequences of early-life anesthesia exposure in nonhuman primates under experimental conditions that are translationally relevant to human clinical practice. Converging evidence from rodent experiments strongly suggest that anesthetics exert developmental stage-dependent and context-dependent impact on developing neuronal circuitry and, therefore, may induce lasting changes in neuronal plasticity. Although three recent population-based human studies found a strong evidence for small increase in risk, the two most robust studies (General Anaesthesia compared to Spinal anaesthesia trial and Pediatric Anesthesia Neurodevelopment Assessment) did not find an association between brief anesthesia exposure and poor neurodevelopmental outcome. SUMMARY Experimental data with reasonable translational relevance suggest that early-life exposure to general anesthetics can induce lasting behavioral and cognitive deficits. In contrast, human studies provide, at best, mixed evidence about developmental anesthesia neurotoxicity. Future research, both experimental and human, is needed to clarify this important issue.
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Davidson A, Vutskits L. The new FDA drug safety communication on the use of general anesthetics in young children: what should we make of it? Paediatr Anaesth 2017; 27:336-337. [PMID: 28300353 DOI: 10.1111/pan.13122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Andrew Davidson
- Department of Anesthesia, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.,Melbourne Children's Trials Centre, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Intensive Care, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Department of Basic Neuroscience, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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