Table 1.

Patient demographics. Data are expressed as range (median)

Total number of patientsn=27 (17 male)
Age (years)0.62–17.86 (6.45)
Time on PN (days)92–1,826 (1,254)
Patients on antibiotic line locks62.96%
Time on antibiotic line locks (days)51–1,634 (723)
Age of patients on antibiotic line locks (years)2.14–17.86 (6.45)
DiagnosisShort bowel syndrome 48.15%
Pseudo-obstruction 29.63%
Mucosal disorders 22.22%
(tufting enteropathy 83.33%)
Infective organisms affecting patients on antibiotic line locksn=17
Gram negative 29.41%
Gram positive 47.06%
Fungal 23.53%
  • PN = parenteral nutrition