Duodenal Tube Feeding: An Alternative Approach for Effectively Promoting Weight Gain in Children with Gastroesophageal Reflux and Congenital Heart Disease

Table 1

Patients’ Characteristics.

Birth weight, g	2607 ± 321
Age at the time of diagnosis, months	4.7 ± 0.5
Body weight at the time of GER diagnosis	3667 ± 420
Types of congenital heart defects (𝑛)
Tetralogy of Fallot	4 (1)
Single ventricle	2 (1)
Atrioventricular septal defect	2 (1)
Coarctation of the aorta	1
Coarctation of the aorta with ventricular septal  defect	1
Transposition of the great arteries	1
Double outlet right ventricle	2
Ventricular septal defect	1
The Ebstein anomaly	1
Patent ductus arteriosus	1
Other abnormalities (𝑛)
Trisomy 21	8 (2)
Trisomy 18	1
22q1-	2
Asplenia syndrome	2 (1)

Numbers in parentheses indicate postoperative patients.