Table 2. Treatment strategies and time to resolution of chylothorax.

Treatment strategies	Total, N=65 (%)	Age ≤1 y, N=36 (%)	Age >1 y, N=29 (%)	Time to resolution (d), median [IQR]	Hospitalization (d), median [IQR]
Fasting + total parenteral nutrition	9 (13.8)	9 (25.0)	0 (0.0)	14 [14–15]	21 [15–43]
Dietary modification (diet)	33 (50.8)	14 (38.9)	19 (65.5)	19 [10–29]	25 [13–43]
Diet + octreotide	16 (24.6)	12 (33.3)	4 (13.8)	25 [21.2–48.5]	30 [25–54.2]
Diet + octreotide + surgery	6 (9.2)	1 (2.8)	5 (17.2)	37 [21–69]	39 [25–73]
Diet + surgery	1 (1.5)	0 (0.0)	1 (3.4)	19 [–]	20 [–]

IQR, interquartile range.