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Table 3 Underlying diagnosis

From: Indications and complications of inpatient parenteral nutrition prescribed to children in a large tertiary referral hospital

Pre-existing diagnosis

No

Percentage

Cardiac disease

90

29,7

Malignancy

68

22,4

GI pathology

41

13,5

Immune dysfunction

20

6,6

No pre existing pathology

17

5,6

Metabolic disorder

16

5,3

Prematurity

16

5,3

Neurological abnormality

15

5,0

Syndrome

7

2,3

Endocrine disorder

3

1,0

Congenital bone diseases

3

1,0

Lung disease

3

1,0

Rheumatological disorder

3

1,0