Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3E 3P4, Canada.
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre, Regenerative Medicine Program, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada.
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: https://twitter.com/LeenAlblaihed.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Hilvarenbeekseweg 60, 5022 GC Tilburg, the Netherlands; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, USA. Electronic address: m.huisintveld@etz.nl.
A subset of patients needing long-term enteral access are unable to undergo a conventional transoral "pull" percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). We assessed the safety and efficacy of an introdu...
In this single center, non-randomized, pilot study, patients unable to undergo a transoral Pull PEG were prospectively recruited for a DPEG during the index endoscopy. IRG procedures performed at our ...
A total of 47 patients (68.3 ± 7.13 years) underwent DPEG and 45 patients (68.6 ± 8.23 years) underwent IRG. The respective Charlson comorbidity scores were 6.37 ± 2 and 6.16 ± 1.72 (P = 0.59). Malign...
DPEG is a safe and effective alternative to IRG in patients unable to undergo a conventional transoral pull PEG and may be considered as a primary modality for enteral support....
gov Identifier: NCT04151030....
Gastrostomy tubes benefit patients but also introduce hazards and costs. Most of these costs tend to be administratively invisible, but clinically expensive. Nurses, residents, emergency physicians, s...
Gastroenterologists are frequently consulted for evaluation feeding tube placement, or for management of complications in an existing feeding tube. Though a frequent topic of consultation for GI Fello...
At present, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the procedure of choice in establishing a permanent feeding tube in patients with chronic severe dysphagia. This is the first prospective rando...
Randomization of 106 patients, eligible for both techniques, to PEG (pull method) or RIG. The groups were comparable in terms of age, body mass index, and underlying diseases. Adverse events were repo...
The procedures were successfully completed in all patients. The median operative time was 10 min for PEG and 20 min for RIG (p < 0.001). The overall rate of adverse events was lower for PEG (22%) than...
PEG can be recommended as the primary procedure in patients in need of a feeding gastrostomy, mainly due to a lower frequency of tube complications. However, as the two techniques complement each othe...
International Standard Randomized Controlled Trial Number ISRCTN17642761. https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17642761....
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a useful option for long-term enteral nutrition. Low-profile gastrostomy tubes ("buttons") may afterward be placed in the stomach through the abdominal wal...
We analyzed consecutive PEGs between 2016 and 2018. A minimum follow-up of 12 after gastrostomy button placement was required. Diameter or length variations were assessed in a specialized PEG appointm...
Final sample included 94 patients, from which 65 (69.1%) were women, and 29 (30.9%) were men, with a mean age of 76.9 ± 13.3 years. Measurements variations occurred in 44 (46.8%) patients. Diameter va...
A significant proportion of patients with gastrostomy buttons required a change in their measurements, especially if male, living in nursing homes, having significant weight changes, or accidental tub...
For percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)-fed head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, risk markers of poor outcomes may identify those needing more intensive support. This retrospective study aimed t...
To demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of percutaneous transesophageal gastrostomy (PTEG) as a palliative option in patients with malignant bowel obstructions (MBOs), and provide a comprehensive ...
Thirty-eight consecutive patients who underwent a PTEG procedure attempt from 2014 to 2022 were included in this analysis. Clinical indications, method of placement, technical and clinical success, ad...
Of the 38 patients who underwent PTEG, 19 (50%) were men and 19 (50%) were women (median age, 58 years; range, 21-75 years). Three (8%) PTEG placements were performed with the patients under moderate ...
PTEG is an effective and safe option for patients with contraindications to traditional percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement in the setting of MBO. PTEG is an effective means of providing palliatio...
Gastrostomy buttons (g-buttons) are commonly placed in children to facilitate weight gain, correct nutritional deficiencies, and provide hydration and/or medication delivery. At our institution, paren...
In 2016, a pediatric surgeon and a team of graduate engineering students outlined the problem, created a list of design requirements, and began to iterate on a variety of device designs....
Over 400 design ideas were iterated upon to various degrees. The first prototype was studied in a small clinical trial, in which 80% of caregivers reported satisfaction with the design, but 90% noted ...
An intuitive g-button securement device was created to simplify daily gauze replacement, reduce tract-related complications, and lower the cost of care. A randomized controlled trial comparing the sec...
Peristomal wound infection is a common complication in patients receiving percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The main reason for peristomal infection might be the oral microbes coating the gas...
A total of 50 patients were randomized to Betadine and control groups (25 patients in each group) from April 2014 to August 2021 at a tertiary medical center. All patients received the pull method for...
Changes in Neutrophil/Lymphocyte ratio (N/L ratio) and C-Reative protein (Delta CRP) at 24 h after PEG were higher in the control group than in the Betadine group (N/L ratio, 3.1 vs. 1.2, p = 0.047; C...
The betadine coating gastrostomy tube method could not reduce peristomal infection after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. CRP elevation of less than 3 mg/dl may be used to exclude the potential pe...
NCT04249570 ( https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04249570 )....
This study aimed to determine the relationship between scoliosis and risk of developing complications in patients who underwent gastrostomy....
Patients who underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) or surgical gastrostomy (SG) between 2012 and 2022 were included. Leakage, discharge, granuloma, and hyperemia were considered minor co...
A total of 104 patients with a mean age of 5.0 ± 5.3 were included; 58% of patients were treated with SG. Patients in the SG group were younger ( P < 0.001). Minor complications were significantly mor...
Gastrostomy is important for weight gain and nutritional needs of children. This study showed that the risk of complications in SGs did not correlate with the degree of scoliosis and that the risk of ...
