TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of Tolerance and Complication Rates between Early and Delayed Feeding after Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Placement in Children
AU - Peck, Jacquelin
AU - Mills, Katie
AU - Dey, Aditi
AU - Nguyen, Anh Thy H.
AU - Amankwah, Ernest K.
AU - Wilsey, Alexander
AU - Swan, Emily
AU - Son, Sorany
AU - Karjoo, Sara
AU - McClenathan, Daniel
AU - Wilsey, Michael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/1/1
Y1 - 2020/1/1
N2 - Background:Enteral nutrition is commonly initiated 24 hours after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in children. Adult studies report safe refeeding within 1 to 6 hours of PEG, and these findings have been cautiously applied to children. Comparative studies assessing early versus next-day refeeding in children are currently lacking. This study evaluates feeding tolerance and complications following early versus next-day refeeding in children.Methods:This is a single-center, pre-post study. In June 2015 our clinical practice changed to begin refeeding within 6 hours of PEG. Children receiving early refeeding from December 2015 to August 2017 were included. A retrospective cohort from February 2013 to April 2015 was used for comparison.Results:Forty-six children received early refeeding after PEG and 37 received next-day refeeding. Gender distribution was similar in the 2 groups. Early refeeding patients were slightly older (3.5 vs 2.2 years) and heavier (15.5 vs 11.5 kg) at PEG placement compared to next-day refeeding patients. Early refeeding patients experienced greater postprocedural nausea and/or vomiting (19% vs 8%, P < 0.001) and leakage, irritation, and infection around the stoma (19% vs 0.0%, P < 0.001). Compared to early refeeders, next-day refeeding patients experienced higher occurrence of fever (35% vs 13%, P = 0.021), longer nutritional disruption (24.6 vs 3.7 hours, P < 0.001), and longer length of stay (51 vs 27 hours; P < 0.001). One next-day refeeding patient experienced peritonitis. One early refeeding patient experienced cellulitis requiring hospitalization and a second experienced gastrostomy tube migration into the peritoneal cavity requiring removal.Conclusion:Early refeeders experienced higher rates of postprocedural nausea or vomiting and irritation, leakage, or infection around the stoma; but experienced lower rates of postoperative fever. Early refeeding resulted in reduced nutritional interruption and hospital length of stay.
AB - Background:Enteral nutrition is commonly initiated 24 hours after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in children. Adult studies report safe refeeding within 1 to 6 hours of PEG, and these findings have been cautiously applied to children. Comparative studies assessing early versus next-day refeeding in children are currently lacking. This study evaluates feeding tolerance and complications following early versus next-day refeeding in children.Methods:This is a single-center, pre-post study. In June 2015 our clinical practice changed to begin refeeding within 6 hours of PEG. Children receiving early refeeding from December 2015 to August 2017 were included. A retrospective cohort from February 2013 to April 2015 was used for comparison.Results:Forty-six children received early refeeding after PEG and 37 received next-day refeeding. Gender distribution was similar in the 2 groups. Early refeeding patients were slightly older (3.5 vs 2.2 years) and heavier (15.5 vs 11.5 kg) at PEG placement compared to next-day refeeding patients. Early refeeding patients experienced greater postprocedural nausea and/or vomiting (19% vs 8%, P < 0.001) and leakage, irritation, and infection around the stoma (19% vs 0.0%, P < 0.001). Compared to early refeeders, next-day refeeding patients experienced higher occurrence of fever (35% vs 13%, P = 0.021), longer nutritional disruption (24.6 vs 3.7 hours, P < 0.001), and longer length of stay (51 vs 27 hours; P < 0.001). One next-day refeeding patient experienced peritonitis. One early refeeding patient experienced cellulitis requiring hospitalization and a second experienced gastrostomy tube migration into the peritoneal cavity requiring removal.Conclusion:Early refeeders experienced higher rates of postprocedural nausea or vomiting and irritation, leakage, or infection around the stoma; but experienced lower rates of postoperative fever. Early refeeding resulted in reduced nutritional interruption and hospital length of stay.
KW - nutrition
KW - pediatric gastroenterology
KW - percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
KW - refeeding
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U2 - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002503
DO - 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002503
M3 - Article
C2 - 31567888
AN - SCOPUS:85077296139
SN - 0277-2116
VL - 70
SP - 55
EP - 58
JO - Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
JF - Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition
IS - 1
ER -