Table 1.

Patient details

Patient No.	Age at operation	Weight (kg)	Previous TEF	Previous cardiac surgery	Recurrent chest infections	BRUE	Operative time (min)	PTFE size (mm)	Additional surgery	Mechanical ventilation time (d)	Survival
1	8 mo	5.6	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	165	12	No	4	Alive
2	10 mo	8.3	Yes	No	Yes	No	150	12	No	0.4	Alive
3	7 mo	7.7	No	No	No	Yes	145	10	No	0.8	Alive
4	2 mo	3.7	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	274	10	No	14	Alive
5	8 mo	5.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	315	12	PVR	37	Dead
6	2 y	13.5	No	No	Yes	Yes	185	12	No	0	Alive
7	5 mo	6.2	Yes	No	No	Yes	205	12	No	0	Alive
8	1 y	13.1	Yes	No	Yes	No	175	12	No	0	Alive
9	2 y	14.4	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	321	14	AVP + Arch	1	Alive

TEF, Tracheo esophageal fistula; BRUE, brief resolved unexplained event; PTFE, polytetrafluoroethylene; PVR, pulmonary valve replacement; AVP, aortic valve plasty.