Patient demographic (n=102)
| Variables | Value |
| Female:male (n) | 35:67 |
| Birth weight (g), mean (range) | 2740 (825â4044) |
| Low birth weight (<2500 g), n (%) | 38 (37) |
| Gestational age (wk), mean (range) | 37 (26â41) |
| Prematurity (<37âwk), n (%) | 35 (34) |
| VACTERL, n (%) | 14 (14) |
| Type of TOF/OA, n (%) | |
| Type A | 0 |
| Type B | 7 (7) |
| Type C | 88 (86) |
| Type H | 4 (4) |
| Type D | 3 (3) |
TOF/OA, tracheoesophageal fistula/oesophageal atresia; VACTERL, vertebral defects, anal atresia, cardiac defects, tracheoesophageal fistula, renal anomalies, limb abnormalities.