Validity of pediatric eating assesment tool-10 to predict aspiration in children with esophageal atresia
T Soyer*, Ş Yalçın*, S Serel**, N Demir**, FC Tanyel*
*Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Pediatric Surgery
**Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Aim: To evaluate the validity of
pEAT-10 for prediction of aspiration in children with EA.Methods: Patients operated for EA were
evaluated for age, sex, type of atresia, presence of associated anomalies, type
of esophageal repair, time of definitive treatment and onset of oral feeding.
Penetration aspiration score (PAS) was evaluated with videofluoroscopy (VFS)
and parents were surveyed for pEAT-10, dysphagia score (DS) and functional oral
intake scale (FOIS). PAS>7 was considered as risk of aspiration, and
EAT-10>3 was abnormal.
Results: Forty patients were included
in the study. Children with penetration-aspiration in VFS (PAS>7) were
assessed as PAS+ group, and the ones with PAS<7 were PAS- group. Demographic
features, results of surgical treatment, and median levels of PAS, pEAT-10, DS
and FOIS are listed in Table 1. The sensitivity and specificity of pEAT-10 to
predict aspiration were 88% and 77%, positive and negative predictive values
were 22% and 11%, respectively. Type-C cases had better pEAT-10 and FOIS than
type-A cases, and both scores were statistically better in primary repair than
delayed repair (p<0.05). Onset of oral feeding did not differ for each
score. Among the postoperative complications, only leakage had impact on DS,
pEAT-10, PAS and FOIS scores (p<0.05). Conclusion:
Aspiration is a common problem in patients with EA. pEAT-10 is a simple and
reliable tool to predict airway aspiration in children. Patients with higher
pEAT-10 scores should undergo detailed evaluation of deglutitive functions and
risk of aspiration to promote safer feeding strategies
Parameters
PAS+ (n=9)
PAS- (n=31)
p values
Age (median)
30
(12-84)
48
(12-120)
>0.05
Sex (male:female)
4:5
15:16
>0.05
Type of anomaly
Gross
A
Gross
C
Gross
D
2
(22.2%)
7
(77.8%)
0
(0%)
3 (9.7%)
26
(90.3%)
2
(6.45%)
>0.05
Associated anomalies (n,%)
3
(33%)
11
(35%)
>0.05
Definitive treatment
Primary
anastomosis
Delayed
repair
5
(55.5%)
4
(45.5%)
27
(87%)
4 (13%)
>0.05
Postoperative complications
Anastomotic
leakage
Stenosis
Recurrent
fistula
1
(11%)
2
(22%)
1
(11%)
1
(3.2%)
10
(32%)
2 (6.4%)
>0.05
Onset of oral feeding after surgery
<
1 week
1
week- 1 month
>
1 month
3
(33%)
4
(45%)
2
(22%)
19
(61%)
6 (19%)
6 (19%)
>0.05
Recurrent respiratory infection
4
(44.4%)
13
(41.9%)
>0.05
Penetration-aspiration score (PAS)
8
(7-8)
1
(0-5)
<0.05*
Dysphagia score (DS)
27
(0-42)
3.5
(0-30)
<0.05*
pEAT-10
7
(0-14)
1
(0-13)
<0.05*
FOIS
5
(2-7)
7
(3-7)
<0.05*
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