How many tests does it take? Minimizing preoperative testing prior to surgical placement of gastrostomy tubes in children.

Elizabeth W TindalMargaret WillisAldo Recinos SotoMara G CoyleMichael HerzlingerFrancois I LuksElizabeth Jay Renaud

Published in: Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (2023)

Routine preoperative evaluation with UGI series and IS can increase healthcare costs without substantially altering care. The only patients potentially benefiting from routine UGI series were <1 year old. Instead, a targeted, symptom-based preoperative evaluation may streamline the process by decreasing preoperative testing and minimizing cost and radiation exposure.

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