Research Article

A Modern Cohort of Duodenal Obstruction Patients: Predictors of Delayed Transition to Full Enteral Nutrition

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics with duodenal obstruction ().

CharacteristicMedianIQRRange

Age at surgery, d52–120–730
Gestational age, weeks3735–3925–42
Birth weight, grams26802145–3200737–7000
Apgar score 1-minute87-80–9
Apgar score 5-minutes88-95–10

NumberPercentage

Gender
 Female4552%
Duodenal anatomy
 Web2124%
 Stenosis1113%
 Atresia5563%
Proximal bowel dilation1619%
Technique of primary surgical Repair
 Duodenoduodenostomies 5868%
 Duodenojejunostomies67%
 Gastroduodenostomy11%
 Duodenoplasty1517%
 Web excision67%
Feeding tube1315%
Intestinal malrotation2731%
Annular pancreas1720%
Congenital heart disease4855%
Down’s syndrome3338%
Imperforate anus33%
Hirschsprung’s disease11%
EA/TEF56%

EA/TEF = esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula. IQR = interquartile range.