ArticlePediatric surgery international2017
Long-term outcomes of children undergoing video-assisted gastrostomy.
Article in Pediatric surgery international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Wound Infection after Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrostomy in Infants.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeThe aims of this study were to assess the short- and long-term complication rates after video-assisted gastrostomy (VAG), the effects of age and gender on long-term complications and the effect of duration of gastrostomy tube retention on the need for gastroraphy when the gastrostomy device was removed.
methodsThis was a retrospective study of children undergoing VAG at a single institution. Children who died or moved from the area were excluded. The rates of short- and long-term complications developing at 3-6 months or 2 or more years, respectively, were compared.
resultsA total of 170 children were studied, out of a cohort of 303 children. The median age at surgery was 2 years. The median duration of postoperative long-term follow-up was 5 years (2-9 years). The complications at the respective short and long-term follow-ups were as follows: granulation tissue, leakage, infection and vomiting. There were no differences in the short- versus long-term complication rates for gender and age. Children needing gastroraphy had used a gastrostomy device significantly longer compared with children with spontaneous closure.
conclusionComplications after VAG decrease over time. A longer duration of gastrostomy device retention leads to increased need for gastroraphy.
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