Faraz A Khan1, Robert H Squires2, Heather J Litman1, Jane Balint3, Beth A Carter4, Jeremy G Fisher1, Simon P Horslen5, Tom Jaksic1, Samuel Kocoshis6, J Andres Martinez7, David Mercer8, Susan Rhee9, Jeffrey A Rudolph2, Jason Soden10, Debra Sudan11, Riccardo A Superina12, Daniel H Teitelbaum13, Robert Venick14, Paul W Wales15, Christopher Duggan16. 1. Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. 2. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA. 3. Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH. 4. Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX. 5. Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA. 6. Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH. 7. Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital, Nashville, TN. 8. Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, NE. 9. University of California, San Francisco, Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA. 10. Children's Hospital Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO. 11. Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center, Durham, NC. 12. Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL. 13. Mott's Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI. 14. Mattel Children's Hospital University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. 15. Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 16. Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. Electronic address: christopher.duggan@childrens.harvard.edu.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: In a large cohort of children with intestinal failure (IF), we sought to determine the cumulative incidence of achieving enteral autonomy and identify patient and institutional characteristics associated with enteral autonomy. STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective cohort analysis from the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium was performed. IF was defined as severe congenital or acquired gastrointestinal diseases during infancy with dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) >60 days. Enteral autonomy was defined as PN discontinuation >3 months. RESULTS: A total of 272 infants were followed for a median (IQR) of 33.5 (16.2-51.5) months. Enteral autonomy was achieved in 118 (43%); 36 (13%) remained PN dependent and 118 (43%) patients died or underwent transplantation. Multivariable analysis identified necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC; OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.33-4.47), care at an IF site without an associated intestinal transplantation program (OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.56-4.78), and an intact ileocecal valve (OR 2.80, 95% CI 1.63-4.83) as independent risk factors for enteral autonomy. A second model (n = 144) that included only patients with intraoperatively measured residual small bowel length found NEC (OR 3.44, 95% CI 1.36-8.71), care at a nonintestinal transplantation center (OR 6.56, 95% CI 2.53-16.98), and residual small bowel length (OR 1.04 cm, 95% CI 1.02-1.06 cm) to be independently associated with enteral autonomy. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of infants with IF can achieve enteral autonomy. Underlying NEC, preserved ileocecal valve, and longer bowel length are associated with achieving enteral autonomy. It is likely that variations in institutional practices and referral patterns also affect outcomes in children with IF.
OBJECTIVES: In a large cohort of children with intestinal failure (IF), we sought to determine the cumulative incidence of achieving enteral autonomy and identify patient and institutional characteristics associated with enteral autonomy. STUDY DESIGN: A multicenter, retrospective cohort analysis from the Pediatric Intestinal Failure Consortium was performed. IF was defined as severe congenital or acquired gastrointestinal diseases during infancy with dependence on parenteral nutrition (PN) >60 days. Enteral autonomy was defined as PN discontinuation >3 months. RESULTS: A total of 272 infants were followed for a median (IQR) of 33.5 (16.2-51.5) months. Enteral autonomy was achieved in 118 (43%); 36 (13%) remained PN dependent and 118 (43%) patients died or underwent transplantation. Multivariable analysis identified necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC; OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.33-4.47), care at an IF site without an associated intestinal transplantation program (OR 2.73, 95% CI 1.56-4.78), and an intact ileocecal valve (OR 2.80, 95% CI 1.63-4.83) as independent risk factors for enteral autonomy. A second model (n = 144) that included only patients with intraoperatively measured residual small bowel length found NEC (OR 3.44, 95% CI 1.36-8.71), care at a nonintestinal transplantation center (OR 6.56, 95% CI 2.53-16.98), and residual small bowel length (OR 1.04 cm, 95% CI 1.02-1.06 cm) to be independently associated with enteral autonomy. CONCLUSIONS: A substantial proportion of infants with IF can achieve enteral autonomy. Underlying NEC, preserved ileocecal valve, and longer bowel length are associated with achieving enteral autonomy. It is likely that variations in institutional practices and referral patterns also affect outcomes in children with IF.
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