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Gastrostomy Button: Clinical Appraisal

dc.contributor.authorRavit Ruangtrakoolen_US
dc.contributor.authorTat Hin Ongen_US
dc.contributor.otherMahidol Universityen_US
dc.contributor.otherRoyal Children's Hospital Brisbaneen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-07T09:19:06Z
dc.date.available2018-09-07T09:19:06Z
dc.date.issued2000-08-01en_US
dc.description.abstractWe retrospectively studied all gastrostomy buttons inserted in the Royal Children's Hospital, Brisbane between 1988 and 1995. One hundred and thirty-two patients (M = 60, F=72) and 388 buttons were analysed. Intellectual handicap and cystic fibrosis comprised the majority of patients. Thirty-three patients had gastrostomy buttons inserted primarily, whereas, 99 patients received gastrostomy buttons inserted into matured gastrostomy stoma. The average longevity of all determined buttons (n = 280) was 360.43 days (SD = 310.24). The first buttons inserted primarily (n = 25) had longer longevity than the first buttons inserted into matured gastrostomy stoma (n = 82) with statistical significance. The average longevity of subsequent buttons was significantly less than the first buttons. Valve incompetence and leakage of gastric content around the shaft were the most common causes of button removal. We concluded that the gastrostomy button is the method of choice for long term enteral feeding in children.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.83, No.8 (2000), 839-849en_US
dc.identifier.issn01252208en_US
dc.identifier.other2-s2.0-0034241091en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/26201
dc.rightsMahidol Universityen_US
dc.rights.holderSCOPUSen_US
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dc.subjectMedicineen_US
dc.titleGastrostomy Button: Clinical Appraisalen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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