Systematic review of gastrostomy complications and outcomes in pediatric cancer and bone marrow transplant

Autor: Evans, J., Gardiner, B., Green, D., Gibson, F., O'Connor, G., Lanigan, J.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
ISSN: 0884-5336
Popis: Background\ud \ud Nutrition support is essential in children with cancer, including those undergoing bone marrow transplant (BMT), to reduce the risk of malnutrition and associated deleterious outcomes. Enteral nutrition is more commonly provided via nasogastric than gastrostomy tubes because of safety concerns with the latter in immunocompromised children. This systematic review investigated the incidence and type of complications and outcomes in pediatric cancer patients fed by gastrostomy.\ud \ud \ud Methods\ud \ud Databases were searched for randomized and observational studies investigating the use of any gastrostomy device in children aged
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