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Table 3 Infant feeding during initial hospitalization

From: Retrospective study on growth in infants with isolated Robin sequence treated with the Tuebingen Palate Plate

Feeding difficulties (NGT)

Upon admission n = 306

At discharge n = 307

No tube

137 (44.6%)

265 (86.3%)

Nasogastric tube

166 (54.1%)

36 (11.7%)

Nasoduodenal tube

0 (0%)

1 (0.3%)

PEG

3 (1.0%)

5 (1.6%)

  1. NGT nasogastric tube, PEG percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

ISSN: 1750-1172