ArticleiGIE : innovation, investigation and insights2023
Increased inpatient gastrostomy and jejunostomy tube placement during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Percutaneous Jejunostomy.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background and aims: The aim of this study was to investigate the nationwide trend of feeding tube placement during the COVID-19 pandemic and to explore its potential implications for the healthcare system. Methods: This was a nationwide retrospective trend analysis of feeding tube placement in adult hospitalizations from 2016 to 2020 using the National Inpatient Sample database. We analyzed the total number of feeding tubes placed endoscopically PEG and percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy [PEJ]), surgically, and by Interventional Radiology (IR). Results: The average monthly case number of feeding tube placements increased from 20,902 before the pandemic to 22,358 during the pandemic, which corresponds to .8% and 1.0% of hospitalizations, respectively. The odds of undergoing a feeding tube placement during the pandemic were significantly higher than before the pandemic (odds ratio [OR], 1.20; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.15-1.24; Conclusions: Our study highlights the significant increase in feeding tube placements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research is warranted to accurately estimate the long-term care needs and evaluate the potential impact of increased feeding tube placements during the pandemic on the healthcare system.
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