20 August 2025 : Clinical Research
Tube-Fed vs Orally-Fed Children with Early Childhood Feeding Disorders
Noémi Scheuring
ABCDEF 1, Judit Gervai ABCDE 1,2, Ágnes Gulácsi CDE 1, Ildikó Danis ABCDE 1,3, Nick Hopwood DE 4, Christopher Elliot DE 5,6,7, Kitti Sebestyén CDE 1,8, László Szabó DE 1,8*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.946720
Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e946720
Table 4 Specialist consultation referrals of tube-fed (PFD-T) and orally-fed children (PFD) with feeding disorders.
| Number and types of specialist consultations | PFD-T group n=11 | PFD group n=11 |
|---|---|---|
| Total number of specialist consultations | 16 (9)* | 7 (5) |
| Number of different specialist consultations by number of patients | 0 (2) | 0 (6) |
| 1 (3) | 1 (3) | |
| 2 (5) | 2 (2) | |
| 3 (1) | ||
| Types of consultations | ||
| Gastroenterology | 7 | 3 |
| Neurology | 5 | 0 |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 0 | 2 |
| Other | 4 | 1 |
| * In brackets, the number of patients received specialist consultations. | ||