PEDIATRICS Vol. 43 No. 5 May 1969, pp. 815-820
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A CONTROLLED STUDY OF FEEDING GASTROSTOMY IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS

Shakunthala Vengusamy M.D.1, Rosita S. Pildes M.D.1, John F. Raffensperger M.D.1, Harry D. Levine M.A.1, and Marvin Cornblath M.D.1

1 University of Illinois, College of Medicine, and Cook County Hospital, Chicago

The present controlled study was to evaluate the effect of a feeding gastrostomy on the survival of infants with birth weights between 750 and 1,250 gm utilizing sequential analysis. A total of 122 infants were entered into the study at 48 to 72 hours after birth. A successful outcome was survival at 21 days. Of 54 matched pairs, 34 had a similar outcome and did not contribute to the sequential analysis. The outcome of the discordant pairs was recorded according to a prearranged scheme of sequential analysis. With the completion of the twentieth "untied" pair, the decision was made that mortality with gastrostomy was higher than that with routine feedings.

Submitted on August 18, 1968
Accepted on January 8, 1969




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