Gastrostomy

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1692 relevant articles (65 outcomes, 99 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: Creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastrointestinal compression.

Also Known As:

Gastrostomies

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Operative Surgical Procedures: 4

Ostomy: 245

Gastrostomy: 1692

Digestive System Surgical Procedures: 10

Gastrostomy: 1692

Experts

1.	Marcy, P Y: 4 articles (01/2004 - 04/2000)
2.	Magné, N: 4 articles (01/2004 - 04/2000)
3.	Chait, Peter: 3 articles (10/2008 - 03/2002)
4.	Behrens, R: 3 articles (09/2008 - 07/2000)
5.	Sullivan, P B: 3 articles (01/2007 - 01/2004)
6.	Juszczak, Edmund: 3 articles (11/2006 - 12/2004)
7.	Sullivan, Peter B: 3 articles (11/2006 - 12/2004)
8.	Vernon-Roberts, Angharad: 3 articles (11/2006 - 12/2004)
9.	Bachlet, Allison M E: 3 articles (11/2006 - 12/2004)
10.	Alder, Nicola: 3 articles (11/2006 - 12/2004)

Related Diseases

1.	Deglutition Disorders (Dysphagia) 05/30/1992 - "CONCLUSION--Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding is a safe and effective method of providing long term enteral nutrition to patients with neurological dysphagia and offers important advantages over nasogastric tube feeding." 07/01/2006 - "RESULTS: The mean dysphagia score 30 days after the procedure was improved in all groups except in the gastrostomy" 08/01/2008 - "Three patients required permanent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes because of severe dysphagia associated with concurrent chemoradiation" 06/01/2008 - "Complete dysphagia for solids and/or gastrostomy tube dependence was observed in more patients who were treated with chemoradiation than those treated with radiation alone; 18% and 0%, respectively (P = 0.04)" 07/01/2007 - "Four patients experiencing swallowing disorders required a gastrostomy in proportion to neurologic diseases and association of anomalies" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Malnutrition 04/01/2000 - "Use of supplemental gastrostomy tube feeds has improved calorie-protein malnutrition" 06/02/2008 - "Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a well-established method to treat malnutrition" 01/01/2008 - "Gastrostomy tube feeding is increasingly being used in these children to circumvent oral motor dysfunction and prevent malnutrition" 07/01/2006 - "Consequently, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy may be needed for the correction of malnutrition" 03/01/2006 - "AIM: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an accepted procedure for patients at risk of malnutrition, but it requires an invasive procedure and many complications can occur" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Wound Infection (Wound Infections) 11/01/2000 - "CONCLUSION: A single intravenous dose of a broad-spectrum antibiotic, given approximately 30 min before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is effective in reducing the incidence of peristomal wound infections." 01/01/2002 - "In this study, we elucidated the efficacy of our prophylactic method for wound infection in pull-percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)" 05/01/1995 - "Wound infection occurred in 6 patients (13%), 3 in each group, and in all cases it was cured with topic antibiotic treatment administered through the gastrostomy" 03/15/2007 - "METHODS: We performed a systematic literature review by searching healthcare databases and grey literature for randomized-controlled trials of antibiotic prophylaxis against wound infection after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy" 02/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to determine whether nasopharyngeal decolonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can reduce peristomal wound infection shortly after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 02/01/2002 - "The subset of patients with advanced T4 pyriform sinus cancers (in whom cure with chemoradiation would likely result in tracheostomy and/or gastrostomy dependence) may be better served with elective surgery and postoperative irradiation" 02/01/1996 - "PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to assess the complications and efficacy of gastrostomy (GT) feedings in pediatric cancer patients" 03/01/2007 - "The objective of this study is to describe the experience an at home support team had attending to non-cancer patients who had undergone a gastrostomy The patient profile is an elderly patient having a neurological pathology and a high degree of dependence" 09/01/2002 - "The objective of the study was to assess both the possible complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in pediatric cancer patients and its effect on weight development" 11/01/1998 - "In a prospective non-randomized trial we demonstrated that enteral nutrition via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) not only improves the anthropometric and biochemical parameters during radio(chemo)therapy but also the quality of life of patients with advanced cancers of the head and neck" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Infection 07/01/2000 - "The presence of a gastrostomy does not appear to predispose patients to the development of this infection, and successful therapy most often consists of a combination of antifungal medication and dialysis catheter removal" 12/01/2006 - "OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of local antiseptic spray with or without a three-dose antibiotic regimen in the prevention of stomal infection following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy" 09/15/2005 - "Clinical endpoints studies were percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy site or systemic infection and death within 7 days of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy insertion" 07/01/1998 - "CONCLUSION: Our study indicates children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts who undergo percutaneous gastrostomy are at greater risk for infection and subsequent shunt malfunction" 07/01/1998 - "OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to determine the risk of CNS and/or peritoneal infection in children with ventriculoperitoneal shunts in whom a percutaneous gastrostomy tube is placed" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Enteral Nutrition (Feeding, Tube)
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3.	Jejunostomy
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5.	Decompression
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