Survival following the placement of gastrostomy tube in patients with multiple sclerosis.
Lisa GrandidgeChayaporn ChotiyarnwongSean WhiteJessica DenningKrishnan Padmakumari Sivaraman NairPublished in: Multiple sclerosis journal - experimental, translational and clinical (2020)
Around 54% of patients with MS survived two or more years following gastrostomy. Younger patients had better survival. The most frequent cause of death was respiratory infection.