Long-term neurodevelopment in children born with esophageal atresia: a systematic review.

Background: Although the survival rate of esophageal atresia (EA) has increased to over 90%, the risk of functional long-term neurodevelopmental deficits is uncertain. Studies on long-term outcomes of children with EA show conflicting results. Therefore, we provide an overview of the current knowledge on the long-term neurodevelopmental outcome of children with EA.

A parent-reported standardised checklist is not sensitive to screen for motor problems at school age following neonatal critical illness.

Aim: As nowadays more children survive neonatal critical illness, evaluation of long-term morbidities becomes more important. We determined whether the parent-reported Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition (MABC-2) Checklist is a proper tool to screen for motor problems in school-aged children born with severe anatomical anomalies and/or treated with neonatal extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Methods: We analysed data of 190/253 children (60.

Improvement of exercise capacity following neonatal respiratory failure: A randomized controlled trial.

Exercise capacity deteriorates in school-aged children born with major anatomical foregut anomalies and/or treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether exercise capacity can be improved in the short term and long term in children born with anatomical foregut anomalies and/or treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Therefore, we evaluated two different interventions in this single-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Lung function in school-aged congenital diaphragmatic hernia patients; a longitudinal evaluation.

Objective: Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) are at risk for pulmonary morbidity. Data on longitudinal evaluation of lung function in CDH are scarce. We hypothesized that CDH patients would have impaired lung function that worsens over time.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia and exercise capacity, a longitudinal evaluation.

Objective: Children with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) suffer from long-term pulmonary morbidity. Longitudinal data of exercise capacity in these children are lacking. We hypothesized that exercise capacity would be impaired in children with CDH and deteriorates over time.

Determinants of exercise capacity in school-aged esophageal atresia patients.

Background And Aims: Data on long-term outcome of exercise capacity in school-aged children with esophageal atresia (EA) are scarce. We evaluated maximal exercise capacity and its relation to lung function. Moreover, we studied other possible determinants of exercise capacity and lung function.