Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of neonates with gastroschisis managed with silo

	Total number of infants with gastroschisis N = 109	Abdominal wall closure within five days N = 34	Abdominal wall closure more than five days N = 75	P-value
Gestation at birth (weeks)	36.2 (35.2, 37)	36.3(35.4,37.1)	36.2(35,37)	0.586
Female	47/109 (43%)	15/34 (44%)	32/75 (43%)	1.000
Antenatal diagnosis	108/109 (99%)	33/34 (97%)	75/75 (100%)	0.312
Delivered at KEMH	106/109 (97.3%)	34/34 (100%)	72/75 (96%)	0.551
Mode of delivery	SVD: 49 (45%) Vacuum: 5 (4.6%) Forceps: 8 (7.3%) Elective LSCS: 7 (6.4%) Emergency LSCS: 40 (36.7%)	SVD: 18/34 (53%) Vacuum: 1/34 (2.9%) Forceps: 4/34 (11.8%) Elective LSCS: 2/34 (5.9%) Emergency LSCS: 9/34 (26.5%)	SVD: 31/75 (41.3%) Vacuum: 4/75 (5.3%) Forceps: 4/75 (5.3%) Elective LSCS: 5/75 (6.7%) Emergency LSCS: 31/75 (41.3%)	0.448
Birth weight (grams)	2560 (2175, 2760)	2645(2300,2770)	2540(2064, 2735)	0.138
Birth weight percentile	34 (16, 54)	33(19,54)	34(15,55)	0.673
Birth weight z score	− 0.40 (SD 0.95)	− 0.20(1.16)	− 0.47(0.83)	0.202
Birth length (cm)	47 (44, 48)	47(44,49)	46(43, 48)	0.197
Birth length centile	41 (20, 69)	45(25,75)	41 (17,64)	0.241
Birth length z score	− 0.19 (SD 1.20)	0.06(1.22)	− 0.31(1.19)	0.143
Birth head circumference (cm)	32 (31, 33.5)	32.5(30.5, 33.5)	32(31,33.5)	0.673
Birth head circumference centiles	40 (17, 63)	38.5 (24, 65)	41(17,62)	0.756
Birth head circumference z scores	− 0.16 (1.08)	− 0.28(0.94)	− 0.11(1.14)	0.412
Simple gastroschisis	99/109 (91%)	30/34(88%)	69/75 (92%)	0.499
Complex gastroschisis	10/109 (9%)	4(11.8%)	6(8%)	0.499
Known chromosomal anomalies	0/109	0/34 (0%)	0/75 (0%)	NA

p value of less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant

SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, SVD Spontaneous vaginal delivery, LSCS Lower segment caesarean section, KEMH King Edward Memorial Hospital