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Purpose We aimed to evaluate possible positive and negative effects of postoperative use of transanastomotic feeding tube (TAFT) in neonates operated for congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO). Methods This is a retrospective study reviewing medical records of neonates operated for CDO during 2003–2020 and comparing postoperative feeding outcomes and complications in patients with and without TAFT. Approval from the hospital’s data protection officer was obtained. Results One hundred patients, 59% girls, were included, and 37% received TAFT. Mean birth weight and gestational age were 2628 (675.1) grams and 36.6 (2.4) weeks, respectively. Furthermore, 45% had no other malformations, and 36% had Down syndrome. Patient demographics were similar for TAFT and not-TAFT patients, except that not-TAFT neonates weighed median 335 g less ( p  = 0.013). The TAFT group got parenteral nutrition 2 days shorter ( p  &lt; 0.001) and started enteral feeds 1.5 days earlier ( p  &lt; 0.001) than the not-TAFT group. Fewer neonates with TAFT got a central venous catheter [65 vs 89%, ( p  = 0.008)]. In the TAFT group, 67% were breast fed at discharge compared to 49% in the not-TAFT group ( p  = 0.096). Conclusion Neonates with TAFT had earlier first enteral feed, fewer days with parenteral nutrition and fewer placements of central venous catheters.

Is postoperative transanastomotic feeding beneficial in neonates with congenital duodenal obstruction?