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Mechanical Feeding Difficulties after Primary Repair of Oesophageal Atresia
Author(s) -
SMITH IAIN J.,
BECK JOHN
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10956.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atresia , pediatrics , general surgery , surgery
. A detailed feeding questionnaire was sent to 35 sets of parents of children who had undergone successful primary repair of oesophageal atresia. Twenty‐three were returned completed. All indicated difficulty with feeding. Some foods were better tolerated than others. Eighteen children had episodes of food sticking in the oesophagus, the parents using a variety of techniques to remove this. We feel that it may be possible to offer constructive, practical advice on feeding these children.