TABLE 1.
Patient | Diagnosis | Sex | Gestational age, weeks | Bowel length, cm |
Duration, weeks |
Direct bilirubin*, μmol/L | Resolution of cholestasis†, weeks | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PN | Cholestasis | |||||||
1 | Gastroschisis, multiple small bowel atresias and volvulus | Male | 34 | 25/74‡ | 20 | 17 | 124 | 32 |
2 | Malrotation with volvulus, ischemia of midjejunum | Male | 40 | 50 | 18 | 13 | 159 | 36 |
3 | Gastroschisis with proximal jejunum atresia | Female | 33 | 71/91‡ | 12 | 9 | 152 | 10 |
4 | Midgut volvulus, with multiple small bowel atresias | Male | 33 | 65 | 10 | 9 | 73 | 9 |
Direct bilirubin level before Omegaven (Fresenius Kabi A, Germany) was initiated;
Number of weeks after the fish oil emulsion was initiated;
Bowel length after first surgery and after final serial transverse enteroplasty procedure. PN Parenteral nutrition