Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Neonates Undergoing Congenital Heart Surgery: A Novel Assessment for Improving Utilization and Timing of Placement.
Kevin M BeersAaron BettenhausenThomas J PrihodaJohn H CalhoonS Adil HusainPublished in: World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery (2022)
Patient characteristics that were associated with a high likelihood of eventual gastrostomy placement were identified in this study. Early recognition of such characteristics in future patients may allow for reduced time to gastrostomy tube placement, which in turn may improve perioperative growth and outcomes.
Keyphrases
- ultrasound guided
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- minimally invasive
- prognostic factors
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- case report
- type diabetes
- coronary artery bypass
- low birth weight
- current status
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- atrial fibrillation
- surgical site infection
- patient reported
- glycemic control