A newborn with a birth weight of 1000 grams is diagnosed with tracheoesophageal fistula. Which intervention will the nurse anticipate from the health-care provider after the diagnosis?

1. Perform cardiac catheterization.
2. Insert a gastrostomy tube.
3. Initiate therapy with indomethacin.
4. Repair the esophagus and trachea surgically.


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