Outcomes of Patients with Intestinal Failure after the Development and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary Team

Table 3

Morbidity and mortality of infants with SBS.

	Pre-INFANT ()	INFANT ()
Infectious complications
Patients with at least 1 septic episode [ (%)]	18 (66.7)	24 (85.7)	0.096
Number of septic episodes per patient (mean ± SD)	2.83 ± 2.66	2.83 ± 2.44	NS
Liver disease
Presence of cholestasis [ (%)]	23 (85.2)	23 (82.1)	0.760
Peak direct bilirubin (mean ± SD)	181.6 ± 124.1	116.6 ± 82.8	0.026
Liver failure [ (%)]	0	0	NS
Assessed for transplant [ (%)]	1 (3.7)	1 (3.7)	NS
Transplanted [ (%)]	0	0	NS
Mortality
Overall mortality [ (%)]	4 (14.8)	2 (7.1)	0.362
Cause of death
Respiratory failure [ (%)]	2 (50)	1 (50)	NS
Cardiac arrest [ (%)]	1 (25)	0	NS
Cardiorespiratory failure [ (%)]	1 (25)	0	NS
Septic shock [ (%)]	0	1 (50)	NS
Liver failure [ (%)]	0	0	NS

INFANT = INtestinal Failure and Advanced Nutrition Team. Results are presented as mean ± SD or (%); [ ] = of patients for that specific variable.