Table 2
Cause of death in babies with oesophageal atresia and cardiovascular malformations
| Atresia | Cardiac defect | Age at death (days) | Cause of death | |
| 1 | OA | Truncus arteriosus | 1 | Bilateral renal dysgenesis/lung hypoplasia |
| 2 | OA | CAVSD | 1 | Trisomy 21 (no active treatment) |
| 3 | OA+AA | Large VSD | 1 | Bilateral renal agenesis/lung hypoplasia |
| 4 | OA | Large VSD | 3 | Trisomy 18 (no active treatment) |
| 5 | OA | Small VSD | 69 | Bronchomalacia/respiratory obstruction |
| 6 | OA | Tetralogy of Fallot | 236 | Oesophageal haemorrhage |
| 7 | OA+DA+AA | Large VSD (repaired age 5 months) | 287 | Large aspiration |
| 8 | OA | Tricuspid atresia | 313 | No information available |
| 9 | OA | Large VSD (repaired age 1 month) | 352 | Chronic lung disease/respiratory infection |
| 10 | OA | Tetralogy of Fallot | 455 | Cardiac surgery |
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CAVSD, Complete atrioventricular septal defect; VSD, ventricular septal defect; OA, oesophageal atresia; DA, duodenal atresia; AA, anorectal atresia.
