Postoperative data and outcome in 175 children operated for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
| Method of feeding* | |
| Ad libitum | 20 (12%) |
| Scheduled | 154 (88%) |
| Time fully fed (hours) | 47±35 |
| Complications | 7 (4%) |
| Reoperation | 4 (2%) |
| Postoperative LOH (hours) | 66±44 |
| Readmission (<30 days) | 6 (3%)† |
Values presented as absolute numbers and percentage of patients; n (%) and mean±SD.
*Only 174 patients with data.
†Readmission due to surgical site infection (n=4), incomplete myotomy (n=1) and incisional hernia (n=1).
LOH, length of hospital stay.