What is it about?
Two thirds of the carers expressed overall improvement of their children’s feeding problems with the gastrostomy. Gastrostomy feeding helped in resolving common problems such as vomiting/regurgitation, poor growth/weight gain, coughing/choking and recurrent chest infections. The main problem was improved in 80% cases and 40% of the carers wished they had the GT inserted earlier.
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Why is it important?
The healthcare professionals need to provide earlier advice and necessary information to help the carers make the decision at an early stage.
Perspectives
Dr. Ogundele has published numerous scientific articles and book chapters on breastmilk immunology, postgraduate training, ADHD and ASD. He has also presented several oral and poster papers at international scientific conferences.
Dr Michael O Ogundele
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Postgraduate Medical Centre
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This page is a summary of: G113(P) A Survey of Carers' Satisfaction with Gastrostomy Tube Feeding from a Tertiary Children's Hospital, Archives of Disease in Childhood, June 2013, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-304107.125.
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