Table 1.

Medical history, surgical history, and physical examination findings

Medical and surgical history (n = 55)		Physical examination findings (n = 44)
Medical history
Acute or chronic otitis media	89.1%	Joint restrictions	93.2%
Noisy breathing or snoring	85.5%	Corneal clouding	81.8%
Hernia	63.6%	Kyphosis	77.3%
Respiratory infections	54.5%	Hypotonia	61.4%
Swallowing difficulty	45.5%	Hepatomegaly	61.4%
Apnea	32.7%	Transmitted upper respiratory sounds	56.8%
Reflux	30.9%	Nasal congestion	52.3%
Latching or sucking difficulty	21.8%	Protuberant or distended abdomen	45.5%
Diarrhea	18.2%	Nasal drainage	40.9%
Reactive airway disease	16.4%	Muscle weakness	29.5%
Constipation	12.7%	Gingival hypertrophy	22.7%
Laryngomalacia	9.1%	Murmur	22.7%
Surgical history		Abnormal palate	20.5%
Adenoidectomy	72.7%	Sacral dimple	18.2%
Tonsillectomy	61.8%	Mongolian spots	15.9%
Tympanostomy tubes	78.2%	Hirsutism	13.6%
Ventriculoperitoneal shunt	25.5%	Strabismus	9.1%

Information about medical and surgical history was available for all 55 patients. Physical examination findings were available for the subset of patients (n = 44) who were evaluated at our center prior to transplantation