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World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol. Nov 15, 2015; 6(4): 228-234
Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.228
Published online Nov 15, 2015. doi: 10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.228
Table 1 Summary of clinical conditions for the 68 cases of gastroschisis
Mean | Median | |
Birth weight | 2501 g | |
Gestational age | 35.6 wk | 36 wk |
Female sex | 53% | |
Mother's age | 23 yr | |
Timing of closure | 2.5 d | |
Silo | 25% (17) | |
Severely inflamed | 72% (49) | |
Perforations | 13.2% (9) | |
Volvulus | 11.7% (8) | |
Atresia | 17.6% (12) | |
Bowel less than 100 cm | 66% (39) | |
Short bowel less than 50 cm | 30% (21) | |
Stenosis | 8.8% (6) | |
NEC | 7.35% (5) | |
Mortality | 11.7% (8) | |
For 60 children (68 minus eight deaths) | ||
Intubation in days | 8.5 d | 5 d |
1st feeding | 17.3 d | 11 d |
Timing of total milk feeding | ||
Days of TPN | 56.7 d | 22 d |
Hospitalization | 54.7 d | 25.5 d |
Table 2 Comparison in days between two groups of 60 children depending on the presence of atresia, volvulus and perivisceritis (68 minus eight deaths)
Atresia(n = 12) | Non atresia (n = 48) | Mann-Whitney test | Volvulus (n = 8) | No volvulus (n = 52) | Mann-Whitney test | Subjective perivisceritis (n = 49) | Subjective low perivisceritis (n = 19) | Mann-Whitney test | |
TPN duration | 60 | 20 | 0.005 | 36 | 20 | 0.140 | 34.5 | 22 | 0.564 |
Start of total oral milk intake | 10 | 11 | 0.809 | 11 | 7.5 | 0.212 | 11 | 10.5 | 0.569 |
Total oral milk intake | 56 | 20 | 0.05 | 22 | 17 | 0.468 | 36 | 21 | 0.196 |
Mean hospitalization | 64 | 24.5 | 0.021 | 48 | 25.5 | 0.309 | 39 | 25.5 | 0.505 |
- Citation: de Buys Roessingh AS, Damphousse A, Ballabeni P, Dubois J, Bouchard S. Predictive factors at birth of the severity of gastroschisis. World J Gastrointest Pathophysiol 2015; 6(4): 228-234
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2150-5330/full/v6/i4/228.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4291/wjgp.v6.i4.228