title: Nutrition support of a pregnant comatose patient via percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
abstract: A pregnant woman was comatose after a motor vehicle accident at 13 weeks' gestation. The nutritional needs of the patient were supported by tube feedings after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy. Clinical management was required for nutrition support, infection, and fetal development. At 37 weeks' gestation, a normal 3640-g male infant was delivered by cesarean section. This represents the first case report of a successful pregnancy outcome after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for enteral nutrition support of a pregnant comatose patient.
authors.affiliation: Food and Nutritional Services, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Koh
authors.forename: E W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Lipkin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D003128:Coma; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome