Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tubes Can Be Considered Safe in Children: A Single-Center 11-Year Retrospective Analysis

Conclusions: Negative deviations of z-score body weight, body height, and body mass index could indicate the need for possible earlier placement of PEG. PEG can be considered as a safe therapeutic option in children since PEG-related complications, mostly in minor forms, were found in a small number of patients.PMID:34833454 | PMC:PMC8622246 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57111236

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - November 27, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Antonia Jeli čić Kadić Tea Rado šević Vanda Žitko Ranka Despot Zenon Pogoreli ć Carlos Martin Llorente Mu ñoz Edita Runji ć Tanja Kova čević Tatjana Ćatipović Ardalić Branka Poli ć Jo ško Markić Source Type: research