Comparison of outcomes between complete and incomplete congenital duodenal obstruction

Table 1 Demographic data for 50 patients with complete or incomplete congenital duodenal obstruction undergoing operative repair

	Complete	Incomplete	P value
	n = 27	n = 23
Gender (male:female), n (%)	12 (44):15 (56)	12 (52):11 (48)	0.78
Gestational age at birth (wk)	36.0 (31.3-42)	38.7 (30.1-40.1)	0.01a
No CHD + GA ≥ 37 wk (wk)	38.6 (38.3-39.0), n = 4	39.3 (37.1-40.1), n = 15	0.34
GA < 37 wks (patients), n (%)	14 (52)	5 (22)	< 0.05a
Age at operation, AO (d)	1.0 (0-7)	21.0 (3-2790)	< 0.01a
No CHD + GA ≥ 37 wk (d)	1.0 (0-7), n = 4	21.0 (3-2790), n = 15	< 0.01a
Weight at operation (kg)	2.54 (1.48-3.84)	3.27 (2.20-13.80)	< 0.01a
No CHD + GA ≥ 37 wk (kg)	3.20 (2.98-3.45), n = 4	3.92 (2.48-12.80), n = 15	0.37
Associated congenital anomalies (patients), n (%)	20 (74)	7 (30)	< 0.01a
Congenital heart disease (patients), n (%)	18 (67)	3 (13)	< 0.01a
Trisomy 21 (patients), n (%)	11 (41)	4 (17)	0.12
Other anomalies (patients), n (%)	10 (37)	6 (26)	0.55
Details	Butterfly vertebrae (1), esophageal atresia (1), hemolytic disease of the newborn (1), hydronephrosis, unilateral (1), bilateral (1), hypothyreosis (5), funnel trachea (1), polydactyly, unilateral (1), Hirschsprung disease (1), atopic eczema (1)	Pes calcaneus (1), biliary duct hypoplasia (1), celiac disease (1), Cornelia de Lange syndrom (1), sleep apnoea (1), ectrodactyly, bilateral (1), hypospadia (1), patent omphalomesenteric duct (1), glutaric aciduria type 1 (1)

^aP < 0.05; No CHD + GA ≥ 37 wk represents only patients born at gestational age 37 wk or later without congenital heart disease. GA: Gestational age; CHD: Congenital heart disease.