Table 3

Predictor variables of high-risk group (n=59) of infants with TOF/OA in WA from 2000 to 2016

Variables, n (%)Value
Birth weight <2500 g38 (64)
VACTERL14 (23)
Long gap19 (32)
Anastomotic leak7 (12)
Inability to be fed orally by end of first mon9 (15)
  • OA, oesophageal atresia; TOF, tracheoesophageal fistula; VACTERL, vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, limb abnormalities; WA, Western Australia.