Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Patients
2.2. Outcomes of the Study
2.3. Description of Procedure
2.4. Follow-Up
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | Female Median (IQR) | Male Median (IQR) | P * |
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Body mass (kg) | 22 (15, 29) | 19 (11, 34) | |
Body height (cm) | 127 (100, 130) | 119 (91, 139) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 14.2 (13, 17) | 15 (12, 19) | |
z-score for body mass (kg) | −1.7 (−3.9, 0.52) | −0.30 (−4, 0.53) | 0.583 |
z-score for body height (cm) | −1.5 (−2.8, −0.18) | −1 (−2, 0.96) | 0.768 |
z-score for BMI (kg/m2) | −2 (−3, 0.28) | −0.67 (−4.2, 0.4) | 0.894 |
Type of Complication | N (%) of Patients |
---|---|
Local infection | 10 (55.5) |
Granulation/scarring | 4 (22.2) |
Mechanical difficulties | 3 (16.7) |
Gastrocolic fistula | 1 (5.6) |
Grade, N (%) | Early Postoperative Complications | Late Postoperative Complications | Total |
---|---|---|---|
I | 7 (41.2) | 3 (17.6) | 10 (58.8) |
II | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (11.8) |
III a | 1 (5.9) | 3 (17.6) | 4 (23.5) |
III b | 0 (0) | 1 (5.9) | 1 (5.9) |
IV | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
V | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
No Complications, Median (IQR) | Complications, Median (IQR) | P * | |
---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | 101 (53, 171) | 60 (42, 125) | 0.101 |
BMI (kg/m2 | 14.2 (9.3, 22.8) | 14.4 (11, 21) | 0.935 |
z-score for BMI | −1.8 (−3.1, −0.8) | −1.7 (−3.9, 1.2) | 0.730 |
z-score for BM | −1.5 (−4.7, −0.8) | −0.61 (−3.8, 0.44) | 0.399 |
z-score for BH | −1.5 (−3.2, 0.14) | −1,7 (−2, 0.54) | 0.99 |
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Jeličić Kadić, A.; Radošević, T.; Žitko, V.; Despot, R.; Pogorelić, Z.; Llorente Muñoz, C.M.; Runjić, E.; Kovačević, T.; Ćatipović Ardalić, T.; Polić, B.; et al. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis. Medicina 2021, 57, 1236. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111236
Jeličić Kadić A, Radošević T, Žitko V, Despot R, Pogorelić Z, Llorente Muñoz CM, Runjić E, Kovačević T, Ćatipović Ardalić T, Polić B, et al. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis. Medicina. 2021; 57(11):1236. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111236
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeličić Kadić, Antonia, Tea Radošević, Vanda Žitko, Ranka Despot, Zenon Pogorelić, Carlos Martin Llorente Muñoz, Edita Runjić, Tanja Kovačević, Tatjana Ćatipović Ardalić, Branka Polić, and et al. 2021. "Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis" Medicina 57, no. 11: 1236. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57111236