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

Table 3

Predictors of delayed transition to full enteral nutrition.

Variable	Univariate analysis	Multivariate Cox regression analysis
	value	Hazard ratio	95% CI	value
Gender	.15			.18
GA ≤ 35 weeks	<.001	0.33	0.19–0.54	<.001*
Birth weight	<.001			.79
Apgar, 1-min	.13			.52
Proximal dilatation**	.60			.59
Duodenal anatomy	<.001			.32
Technique of primary surgical repair	<.01			.16
Feeding tube	.89			.76
Malrotation	.02	0.58	0.36–0.94	.03*
Annular pancreas	.51			.47
Congenital heart disease	.003	0.59	0.37–0.93	<.02*
Down’s syndrome	.74			.71
EA/TEF	.14			.40

GA = gestational age, EA/TEF = esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula.
CI = confidence interval. *Statistically significant independent predictor of delayed transition. **Proximal bowel dilation noted on radiographic or intraoperative findings.