Factors Conducive to Catch-Up Growth in Postoperative Jejunoileal Atresia Patients as Prognostic Markers of Outcome

Conclusions A higher RP ratio (approximately 84%) would appear to be conducive to CUG while a lower ratio (less than 70%) was not. Actual length of residual small intestine was not relevant to CUG. We recommend calculating the RP ratio in postoperative JIA patients and using 70% as a cutoff value to predict patients with poor potential for CUG who may benefit from more aggressive nutritional support to achieve normal growth.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - November 3, 2015 Category: Surgery Authors: Shibuya, SoichiKoga, HiroyukiLane, Geoffrey J.Yamataka, Atsuyuki Tags: Original Article Source Type: research