PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: 15-YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF A TERTIARY CENTER.

José Andrade Franco Neto Priscila Menezes Ferri Liu Thaís Costa Nascentes Queiroz Paulo Fernando Souto Bittencourt Simone Diniz Carvalho Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira

Published in: Arquivos de gastroenterologia (2021)

PEG proved to be an advantageous option as an auxiliary feeding method in pediatric patients. Dysphagia of neurological origin was the main indication followed by the need for nutritional supplementation. PEG has low frequency of major complications and mortality. This study also showed the importance of PEG in patients who need nutritional supplementation, as it enabled patients to move from undernutrition to normal weight ranges.

Keyphrases

drug delivery
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
body mass index
prognostic factors
minimally invasive
weight loss
peritoneal dialysis
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease