Are infections of gastrostomies not leaks?

The article by Clarke et al. on morbidity and mortality after gastrostomies [1] is important in daily practice, but the high prevalence of treatments for site infection (38%) is surprising. It is not in accordance with our experience, nor with a study on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients (preva...

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Published inClinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 1727 - 1728
Main Authors Jésus, Pierre, Desport, Jean Claude, Fayemendy, Philippe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2017
Elsevier / European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism
Subjects
Enteral Nutrition
Gastrostomy
Infection
Life Sciences
Morbidity
Prospective Studies
Santé publique et épidémiologie
Gastrostomy
Infection
Enteral nutrition
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Summary:The article by Clarke et al. on morbidity and mortality after gastrostomies [1] is important in daily practice, but the high prevalence of treatments for site infection (38%) is surprising. It is not in accordance with our experience, nor with a study on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients (prevalences: 12–22%) [2], nor with a Cochrane analysis [3] (prevalences: 2.9–11.6%). In our practice of home enteral nutrition (EN), like for Clarke et al., the majority of patients suffer from neurological diseases.
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ISSN:0261-5614
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DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.020