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ArticleClinical endoscopy2018

Infant Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Risks or Benefits?

Francesco Macchini, Andrea Zanini, Giorgio Farris, Anna Morandi, Giulia Brisighelli, Valerio Gentilino, Giorgio Fava, Ernesto Leva

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Article in Clinical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Guideline
  2. Article
  3. [Clinical Practice Guideline for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy].The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Francesco MacchiniDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Andrea ZaniniDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Giorgio FarrisDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Anna MorandiDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Giulia BrisighelliDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Valerio GentilinoDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Giorgio FavaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Ernesto LevaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsTo present a single center's experience with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement in infants.

methodsClinical records of infants who underwent PEG tube placement between January 2010 and December 2015 were reviewed. All patients underwent an upper gastrointestinal contrast study and an abdominal ultrasonography before the procedure. PEGs were performed with a 6-mm endoscope using the standard pull-through technique. Data regarding gestational age, birth weight, age and weight, days to feeding start, days to full diet, and complications were reviewed.

resultsTwenty-three patients were included. The most common indication was dysphagia related to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Median gestational age was 37 weeks (range, 24-41) and median birth weight was 2,605 grams (560-4,460). Patients underwent PEG procedures at a median age of 114 days (48-350); mean weight was 5.1 kg (3.2-8.8). In all patients but one, a 12-Fr tube was positioned. Median feeding start was 3 days (1-5) and on average full diet was achieved 5 days after the procedure (2-11). Six minor complications were recorded and effectively treated in the outpatient clinic; no major complications were recorded.

conclusionsPEG is safe and feasible in infants when performed by highly experienced physicians.

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InfantNutritionPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

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PMID29310429
PMCPMC5997076
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