Table 1 Characteristics of patients with gastrostomy
From: Gastrostomy for infants with severe epidermolysis bullosa simplex in neonatal intensive care
Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 | Patient 7 | Patient 8 | Patient 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | Female | Female | Male | Male | Female | Male | Male | Female |
Genetic mutation | KRT14 | KRT5 | KRT14 + KRT5 | KRT5 | KRT5 | KRT5 | ND | KRT5 | KRT 14 |
Birth weight (g) | 3190 (53rd centile) | 2940 (25th centile) | 2830 (5th centile) | 3040 (60th centile) | 3000 (19th centile) | 2360 (53rd centile) | 3600 (50th centile) | 2590 (2nd centile) | 4140 g (99th centile) |
Hospitalisation length (months) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4.5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4.5 | 7 |
Gastrostomy technique | Endoscopy (pull) | Endoscopy (pull) | Endoscopy (pull) | Surgery | Endoscopy (pull) | Surgery | Surgery | Surgery | Endoscopic (pull) |
Age at gastrostomy | 1 month 13 days | 3 months 25 days | 8 months | 2 months | 2 months 11 days | 5 months | 4 months | 3 months | 4 months |
Weight at gastrostomy (g) | 3500 | 4500 | 6000 | 4850 | 4000 | 4250 | 5010 | 3300 | 4030 g |
Age at gastrostomy withdrawal | 12 months | 15 months 7 days | 6 years 3 months | 36 months | 20 months | No withdrawal | 39 months | 36 months | 6 years 9 months |
Complications | GERD granuloma tissue vomiting oral disorders | GERD vomiting | GERD oral disorders | GERD vomiting granuloma tissue | Oral disorders | Oral disorders | GERD vomiting oral disorders | GERD vomiting granuloma tissue leaking oral disorders | GERD |