Table 4 –

Clinical factors correlated with gastrostomy tube (GT) complications within a year.

Demographics	No complications		Complications		P-value
	n = 51 (34%)		n = 101 (66%)
	N	%	N	%
Patient received oral feeds before cardiac surgery	31	60.8	39	38.6	0.01
Single ventricular defect	19	37.25	20	19.8	0.02
Remained inpatient >2 wk after GT surgery	8	15.7	41	40.6	0.001
Age at time of cardiac surgery (days)	48.6	66.5	77.6	94.0	0.05
Total mechanical vent time (days)	21.7	19.7	21.1	27.2	0.06