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Nursing care at neonatal esophageal atresia: a case report
S Uzun, ALF Aydoğdu
Most of the surgical
procedure in the neonatal period is to repair congenital anomalies, one of them
is esophageal atresia. Esophageal atresia is an incomplete development of the
esophagus and it occurs in about one in 3000-4000 live births.
The clinical symptoms start during the prenatal
period. After the baby was born, excess of oral secretions and coughing after
breast-feeding, cyanosis, asphyxia can be noticed; In a long term, if fluid
goes into the lungs chronic refractory pneumonia may occur and growth
retardation and tracheomalacia can be seen. When there is the
presence of a fistula, abdominal bloating or bulge can be noticed. A radiograph
is used for a definitive diagnosis of esophageal atresia. Early surgical
intervention is being implemented in the majority of patients.
In babies with esophageal atresia; atelectasis,
pneumonia, fistulas, complications such as stenosis in the anastomosis and reflux
can be seen. In the period before surgery, aimed to prevent aspiration of airway
these patients must stay in a semi-fowler position and the nurses may use suction to keep fluids
from going into the lungs. The baby’s electrolyte
balance must be controlled, nurse must be careful about the aseptic rules and a
multidisciplinary care plan must be performed. Thus, the nursing care is very
important to reduce the mortality of esophageal atresia and so reduce the morbidity
of surgical technique.
In our case, the purpose is to remind esophageal
atresia and to emphasize the importance of nursing care for these patients. Twins
babies were delivered after a gestation of 35 weeks and 6 days at Acibadem
International Hospital, the first neonate weigthed 1960 grams and she was born with tracheoesophageal
fistula-esophageal atresia. We related here the importance of nursing care
giving to this baby before and after the surgery to repair esophageal atresia.
Özofagus atrezili yenidoğanda hemşirelik Bakımı: Bir olgu sunumu
S Uzun, ALF Aydoğdu
Acıbadem Sağlık Kurumu
Yenidoğan döneminde uygulanan cerrahi girişimlerin çoğu konjenital anomalilerin onarımıdır, bu konjenital anomalilerden biri de özofagus atrezisidir. Özofagus atrezi, özofagusun gelişimini tam olarak tamamlayamaması durumudur ve 3000-4000 doğumda bir gözlenir.
Klinik belirtileri daha prenatal dönemde başlar. Doğumdan itibaren oral sekresyon fazlalığı ve emzirme sonrası öksürük, siyanoz, asfiksi; uzun dönemde ise kronik apsirasyona bağlı olarak gelişen dirençli pnömoni, büyüme geriliği ve trakeomalazi ortaya çıkabilir. Fistül varlığına bağlı batın distansiyonu da eşlik edebilir. Özofagus atrezide kesin tanı bir poş grafisi ile konulur. Hastaların çoğuna erken dönemde cerrahi girişim uygulanmaktadır.