A three year experience with needle catheter jejunostomy in a community hospital.
Sixty-one needle catheter jejunostomy procedures have been performed in a community hospital setting with no morbidity. The procedure has been used as an adjunct to a variety of surgical procedures. Upon review of patients receiving a needle catheter jejunostomy, we believe that there should be a wider application of this technique especially in the area of trauma and malignant disease.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors