Table 3.
Clinical characteristics with enterostomy formation and closure.
| N = 55 | |
|---|---|
| Enterostomy formation | |
| Age (d) | 10 (2–43) |
| Body weight (g) | 660 (430–940) |
| TPN-related cholestasis before EC | |
| Yes | 19 |
| No | 32 |
| Unknown | 4 |
| Multiple abdominal op before EC | 15* |
| PN stopped before EC | 51 |
| Enterostomy refeeding | 10 |
| Type of enterostomy | |
| Ileostomy | 47 |
| Jejunostomy | 8 |
| Enterostomy closure | |
| Age (d) | 117 (65–984) |
| Corrected age (d) | 15 (−32–882) |
| Enterostomy duration (d) | 102 (38–965) |
| Body weight (g) | 2400 (1370–12050) |
| z-score | −2.86 (−5.72–0.02) |
| Height (cm) | 44.0 (38–87.6) |
| z-score | −3.49 (−8.39–0.6) |
| Enterostomy-related problem at closure | 16† |
| Same hospitalization with EF | 36 |
| Lab | |
| WBC (103/μL) | 10.27 (5.03–22.25) |
| Hb (g/dL) | 11.1 (8.0–14.5) |
| Albumin (g/dL) | 3.7 (2.4–4.6) |
EF: enterostomy formation, EC: enterostomy closure, TPN: total parenteral nutrition, PN: parenteral nutrition, WBC: white blood cell, Hb: hemoglobin.
*Multiple abdominal op: 7 for complications after enterostomy, 3 for correction after primary closure or anastomosis, 1 for definite op after drainage procedure, 1 for 2nd look op, 1 for intestinal biopsy d/t persistent delayed evacuation for contrast study, 1 for perforation during contrast study, 1 for transformation from jejunostomy to ileostomy.
†Enterostomy -related problem: 6 for high output enterostomy, 3 for enterostomy prolapse, 3 for failure to thrive, 1 for both high output and prolapse, 1 for accidental, 1 for peristoma skin problem, 1 for parents’ require.