Antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in pediatric patients: a meta-analysis.

Thiago M A VeigaPedro E P CarvalhoFelipe S L MachadoGabriel V PortoLuiza F RaymundoAna Cristina Dos Santos Lopes

Published in: Pediatric surgery international (2022)

In this pooled analysis of 568 infants who underwent PEG, the use of AP reduced the incidence of systemic infection. Our results were compatible with findings obtained in the adult population. No differences were found regarding wound infection or the composite outcome of any kind of infection.

Keyphrases

drug delivery
transcription factor
risk factors
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
clinical trial
wound healing
endoscopic submucosal dissection