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Table 2. Patient characteristics
Demographics
Total number of patients Male gender
Age at time of operation (years) Follow-up time (months)
Main underlying disorder Neurologic impairment
Cystic fibrosis
Chronic obstipation
Failure to thrive with unknown diagnosis Congenital cardiac disease
Metabolic disorder
Pulmonary disease
Short bowel syndrome
Legend: N: number; IQR: interquartile range.
50
n (%)
29 (58%)
Median (iQR)
3.4 (1.4– 5.6) 4.6 (3.7 – 5.6) n (%)
34 (68%)
4 (8%) 3 (6%) 3 (6%) 2 (4%) 2 (4%) 1 (2%) 1 (2%)
Preoperative 13CGEBT was performed successfully in 45 patients. In 34 of these patients 13CGEBT was also completed successfully after operation (Figure 1). In nine patients, 13CGEBT could not be repeated due to parents’ refusal. These parents considered the postoperative test as too much of a burden. In one patient, the gastrostomy was removed two months after gastrostomy at the request of parents because of repetitive leakage at the gastrostomy site. One postoperative test could not be completed due to technical failure. Liquid 13CGEBT was performed in 40 (89%) of the preoperative tests and in 32 (94%) of the postoperative tests; the remaining tests were performed with solid intake.
Figure 1. overview of patient inclusion.
Legend: Technical failure: low CO2 in air tubes. GP: gastrostomy placement; N: number
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