Experience with image-guided gastrostomy and gastrojejunostomy tubes in children and adolescents with primary psychiatric illness
✍ Scribed by Korczak, Daphne J. ;Connolly, Bairbre ;Baron, Tara ;Katzman, Debra K. ;Bernstein, Stacey
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 104 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Objective:
To investigate the clinical experience with G/GJ tubes in child and adolescent psychiatry patients with disordered eating.
Method:
Health Records and Image‐Guided Therapy databases (1995–2005) identified patients with primary psychiatric illness who received radiologically placed G/GJ tubes for refeeding. Patient charts were reviewed for relevant data.
Results:
Nine patients who were 11–17 years old had G/GJ tubes inserted for refeeding as a result of their psychopathology. Prior to G/GJ tube insertion, adolescent inpatients were fed by NG/NJ tube for 0.5–7.3 months (mean 3.1 months) and subsequently fed by G/GJ tube for 5–60 months (mean 29 months) on an outpatient basis. No major complications or episodes of intentional tube manipulation/removal occurred. G/GJ tube feeding was effective in restoring and/or maintaining weight.
Conclusion:
Image‐guided enterostomy tubes are a safe and well‐tolerated method for feeding pediatric patients with psychiatric disorders and food refusal, and allow outpatient management of underlying psychopathology. © 2007 by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.