212 Chapter 9 Table 1 - Baseline characteristics Total with primary anastomosis (Total = 477) Count (% of total) (Missing = N) Male 290 (61%) Preterm birth 221 (53%) (Missing = 61) Surgery for congenital disease1 376 (79%) Median age in days (range)1 49 (0 – 1095) Median weight in grams (range)1 3230 (600 – 16000) (Missing = 238) Urgent procedure1 255 (54%) ASA score ≥ III 92 (29%) (Missing = 165) Laparotomy1 443 (93%) (Missing = 1) Mean duration of surgery in hours (std) 2.2 (1.0) (Missing = 80) Location of anastomosis Small intestine - small intestine 262 (56%) (Missing = 9) Ileocolic 73 (16%) Colon - colon 133 (28%) Type of anastomosis End-to-End 302 (64%) (Missing = 10) End-to-Side 32 (7%) Side-to-Side 96 (21%) Heineke-Mikulicz stricturoplasty 36 (8%) Stapled 61 (13%) Technique of handsewn sutures Continues 116 (43%) (Missing = 207) Interrupted 154 (57%) Suture resorption time Normal 176 (50%) (Missing = 126) Slow 175 (50%) Table 2 – Anastomotic complications per condition Anastomotic stenosis*1 Anastomotic leakage Intestinal atresia 9/142 (6%) 9/143 (7%) Hirschsprung’s disease 12/136 (9%) 3/136 (2%) Necrotizing enterocolitis 9/65 (14%) 3/67 (5%) Meckel’s diverticulum 0/18 1/18 (6%) Focal intestinal perforation 2/12 (17%) 1/12 (8%) Midgut volvulus 1/12 (8%) 0/12 Malrotation 1/7 (14%) 0/8 Meconium peritonitis 0/2 2/3 (67%) Incarcerated inguinal hernia 0/2 2/2 (100%) Diaphragmatic hernia 0/1 1/1 (100%) *1: 9 patients died within one week
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