Comparison of two percutaneous radiological gastrostomy tubes in the nutritional management of ALS patients.

TY - JOUR

T1 - Comparison of two percutaneous radiological gastrostomy tubes in the nutritional management of ALS patients.

AU - Rio, A

AU - Ampong, M A

AU - Turner, M R

AU - Shaw, A S

AU - Al-Chalabi, A

AU - Shaw, C E

AU - Leigh, P N

AU - Sidhu, P S

PY - 2005/9

Y1 - 2005/9

N2 - Patient care and minimizing complications post gastrostomy have to date received little attention in ALS patients. We compare the complications associated with pigtail and mushroom type percutaneous radiological gastrostomy tubes in this patient group. Patients requiring PRG received either Wills-Oglesby(TM) or the skin level Entristar(TM). Retrospective review of the clinical notes was performed capturing demographic data, peristomal infection, tube displacement, tube failure, nutritional status, site of disease onset, and survival. Thirty-five patients ( Group 1) had the Wills-Oglesby(TM) tube of which 14 (40%) tubes required replacement. The Entristar(TM) tube was inserted in 29 patients ( Group 2) where 8 (28%) required replacement (NS). The incidence of infection was significantly lower with the Entristar(TM) tube, ( p

AB - Patient care and minimizing complications post gastrostomy have to date received little attention in ALS patients. We compare the complications associated with pigtail and mushroom type percutaneous radiological gastrostomy tubes in this patient group. Patients requiring PRG received either Wills-Oglesby(TM) or the skin level Entristar(TM). Retrospective review of the clinical notes was performed capturing demographic data, peristomal infection, tube displacement, tube failure, nutritional status, site of disease onset, and survival. Thirty-five patients ( Group 1) had the Wills-Oglesby(TM) tube of which 14 (40%) tubes required replacement. The Entristar(TM) tube was inserted in 29 patients ( Group 2) where 8 (28%) required replacement (NS). The incidence of infection was significantly lower with the Entristar(TM) tube, ( p

M3 - Article

SN - 2167-9223

SN - 1471-180X

VL - 6

SP - 177

EP - 181

JO - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

JF - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

IS - 3

ER -