Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies
References Author name and year of publication | Country | Study Type | Sample size | Follow-up period | Etiology | Age (days) | Body weight (kg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA | HA | SA | HA | SA | HA | |||||
Wrighton 2008 [5] | USA | R | 106 | 189 | up to 9 years | Small intestinal atresia NEC FIP Anorectal malformation with colostomy closure Bowel obstruction Colonic stricture or atresia Bowel perforation Intussusception | 105.7 | 44.5 | 5.17 | 3.13 |
Kozlov 2012 [6] | Russia | R | 21 | 23 | averaged 6 months | NEC and FIP Patent omphalomesenteric duct Bowel obstruction Anorectal malformation Gastroschisis Intestinal duplication Hirschsprung disease | 23.2 | 19.7 | 2.72 | 2.88 |
Muncie 2017 [7] | USA | R | 38 | 33 | 3 months | NEC Small intestinal atresia FIP Gastroschisis Volvulus Bowel ischemia after colostomy Intussusception Perforated small bowel obstruction Anastomotic stricture | ≤ 60days (20 %) 61-120days (74 %) > 120days (67 %) | ≤ 60days (80 %) 61-120days (26 %) > 120days (33 %) | 2.52 | 2.15 |
Hintz 2018 [8] | Canada | R | 23 | 67 | median of approximately 1 year | Anorectal malformation Intestinal atresia Hirschsprung disease Volvulus Intussusception Meconium ileus Small bowel obstruction Intestinal duplication Gastroschisis Meckel’s diverticulum NEC FIP Dysmotility Familial intrahepatic cholestasis Foreign body ingestion Internal hernia Intestinal stenosis Trauma | 10.5 months | 8.9 months | 8.2 | 7.95 |
Amano 2018 [9] | Japan | R | 13 | 64 | - | Small intestinal atresia Stoma Meconium peritonitis Volvulus Intestinal duplication Meckel’s diverticulum Intestinal perforation Ileus | 2 | 3 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
Mitra 2020 [10] | India | RCT | 28 | 28 | - | Small intestinal atresia Duodenal atresia Intussusception Patent vitellointestinal duct Meckel’s diverticulum Ileostomy closure Total colonic aganglionosis Hirschsprung disease Ileal perforation Gastroschisis Obstructed umbilical hernia | 8.89 months | 8.39 months | 4.11 | 3.85 |