Table 1.

Clinical Characteristics of Patients With SBS.

Clinical Characteristic	Value
Age, mean ± SD (range)	2.2 ± 0.4 (4 mo to 4 y)
Female, No.	3
Weight %	17 ± 6.4
Antibiotic use within 6 mo, No.	9/9 (metronidazole 7/9)
Etiology of SBS, No.
Gastroschisis	4
NEC	3
Midgut volvulus	1
Congenital atresia	1
Presence of ileocecal valve, No.	3
Bowel length, mean ± SD (range), cm	50 ± 8 (20–80)
Surgical lengthening procedure, No.	4
Enteral feeding type, No.
Elemental formula	6
Intact protein formula	2
Breast milk	1
Calories from PN, mean ± SD (range), %	25 ± 11.5 (0–100)

NEC, necrotizing enterocolitis; PN, parenteral nutrition; SBS, short bowel syndrome.