Safety and outcome of gastrostomy tube placement in patients with Loeys-Dietz syndrome

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 1 Patient Characteristics

Patient	LDS Type	Sex	Comorbidities†	Technique*	age at placement§	Indication	BMI Z-score at placement	BMI ∆ Z-score/ month**	years follow up	Most recent BMI Z-score ‡
1	1	M	FA, EGID, crohns	PEG 14F	10	FTT	−2.32	−0.37	10.4	−6.90
2.1	1	M		Open	< 1	Poor intake	−1.96	−0.04	0.9
2.2	1	M		PEG 20F	3	FTT	−3.63	0.84	5.2	−2.99
3	1	M		Lap w/BIH	< 1	FTT, poor intake	−2.78	0.18	2.1	−1.71
4	1	M		Lap w/LIH	7	FTT	−7.04	0.45	0.7	−3.45
5.1	1	F	FA, eczema	Lap w/Nissen, Ladds for malrotation	8	FTT	−2.10	−0.36	0.7
5.2	1	F	FA, eczema	Lap	10	FTT	−4.25	0.02	7.3	−1.97
6	2	M		Lap	9	FTT	−4.25	0.12	8.6	0.34
7	2	F	FA, EGID, UC	PEG 14F	13	FTT	−2.53	−0.25	1.1	−3.96
8	2	F	FA, EGID	PEG 16F	5	FTT	−1.45	−0.03	9.6	−0.46
9	2	F	FA, EGID	Open, Stamm w/Nissen	< 1	Poor intake	−1.56	0.29	13.7	0.54
10	2	F	EGID	PEG 20F	7	FTT	−5.40	0.78	0.6	−0.80
Median					7		−2.66	0.07	6.2	−1.84
Minimum					< 1		−7.04	−0.37	0.6	−6.90
Maximum					13		−1.45	0.84	13.7	0.54

Patients 2 and 5 had gastrostomy tubes placed twice
BMI Z-score from CDC growth chart; at ages less than 2 years old, the WHO weight/length Z-score was used
†FA food allergy; EGID eosinophilic GI disease; UC ulcerative colitis
*PEG Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Lap Laproscopic; BIH bilateral inguinal hernia repair; LIH Left inguinal hernia repair
§Age at placement rounded to nearest year
**in the immediate post-operative period
‡Most recent BMI Z-score or last BMI Z score prior to discontinuation of gastrostomy tube feeds

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