Results
Forty-two patients from April 2020-May 2022, with a mean age of 6.8 years were reported from Argentina, Switzerland, Netherlands, Canada, France, Italy, Australia and Turkey. 34 patients (81%) had a type C, EA-TEF. 30 had respiratory comorbidities, 14 had associated cardiac malformations and 14 had a history of recurrent anastomotic stricture. Reported medications included proton-pump inhibitors (n=14), inhaled bronchodilators (n=3) and inhaled corticosteroids (n=4).
Six patients (14%) were hospitalised. Three required respiratory support and one required extra-corporal membranous oxygenation. There were no deaths.
Respiratory, cardiac and gastrointestinal comorbidities were not associated with increased risk of hospitalization. Concomitant medication at time of infection was associated with increased risk for hospitalization with SARS-CoV-2 infection (p=0.0035), however PPI alone was not significantly associated with increased risk for hospitalization (p=0.16).