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Table 1 Patients Information

From: Postoperative feeding in neonatal duodenal obstruction

Variables

Total

(n = 51)

Fast feed

(n = 26)

Slow feed

(n = 25)

P-value

Gender, n (%)

 Male

28 (54.9)

15 (57.7)

13 (52.0)

0.683

 Female

23 (45.1)

11 (42.3)

12 (48.0)

 

Birth weight (gm), mean ± SD

2423 ± 524

2554 ± 422

2287 ± 590

0.068

GA (weeks), mean ± SD n = 43

36.5 ± 1.8

36.8 ± 1.6

36.3 ± 2.1

0.442

 Term, n (%) n = 6

6 (11.8)

5 (19.2)

1 (4.0)

0.191

Ward of feed, n (%)

 Ped

35 (68.6)

16 (61.5)

19 (76.0)

0.266

 Ped Sx

16 (31.4)

10 (38.5)

6 (24.0)

 

Age at surgery (days), median (IQR)

4 (2, 8)

5 (3, 8)

3 (2, 5)

0.117

Procedure, n (%)

 Duodenoduodenostomy

38 (74.5)

18 (69.2)

20 (80.0)

0.493

 Duodenojejunostomy

8 (15.7)

5 (19.2)

3 (12.0)

 

 Web excision

4 (7.8)

3 (11.6)

1 (4.0)

 

 Duodenoduodenostomy+ Duodenojejunostomy

1 (2.0)

0

1 (4.0)

 

Atresia type, n (%)

 Stenosis

14 (27.5)

7 (26.9)

7 (28.0)

0.512

 Web

15 (29.4)

10 (38.5)

5 (20.0)

 

 Cord

5 (9.8)

2 (7.7)

3 (12.0)

 

 Gap

17 (33.3)

7 (26.9)

10 (40.0)

 

Annular pancreas, n (%)

 No

35 (68.6)

20 (76.9)

15 (60.0)

0.193

 Yes

16 (31.4)

6 (23.1)

10 (40.0)

 

Down’s syndrome, n (%)

 No

30 (58.8)

14 (53.8)

16 (64.0)

0.461

 Yes

21 (41.2)

12 (46.2)

9 (36.0)

 

Congenital heart disease, n (%)

 No

31 (60.8)

17 (65.4)

14 (56.0)

0.493

 Yes

20 (39.2)

9 (34.6)

11 (44.0)

 

Others n (%)

 No

31 (60.8)

17 (65.4)

14 (56.0)

0.493

 Yes

20 (39.2)

9 (34.6)

11 (44.0)

 

Medical disorders n (%)

 No

28 (54.9)

16 (61.5)

12 (48.0)

0.331

 Yes

23 (45.1)

10 (38.5)

13 (52.0)

 

Complicated surgery, n (%)

 No

37 (72.5)

17 (65.4)

20 (80.0)

0.242

 Yes

14 (27.5)

9 (34.6)

5 (20.0)

 
  1. Fisher’s exact test > Term, Atresia type, Procedure
  2. Chi-square test > Gender, Ward of feed, Annular pancreas, Down syndrome, Heart disease, Other, Medical problem, Complicated surgery
  3. Wilcoxon Mann-Whitney test (non-normal) > Age at surgery
  4. Student t-test (normal) > Birth weight (gm), GA (weeks)