Gastrostomy tube placement in congenital cardiac surgery: a multi-institutional database study.

Brena Sue HaugheyPeter DeanMichael C SpaederClyde J SmithMark ConawayShelby C White

Published in: Cardiology in the young (2022)

Age at hospitalisation for congenital cardiac surgery is a definable risk factor for gastrostomy tube requirement. Additional factors contribute to gastrostomy tube placement and should be used when counselling families regarding the potential requirement of a gastrostomy tube.

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