Enteric feeding with gastric decompression: management with separate gastric accesses.
OBJECTIVE
Our purpose is to describe our experience with combined enteral feeding and gastric decompression or drainage in debilitated patients with persistent gastroesophageal reflux using two separate catheters.


CONCLUSIONS
The placement of two percutaneous catheters through separate skin sites is a feasible and successful approach to providing enteral feeding and gastric decompression or drainage in debilitated patients with persistent gastroesophageal reflux and aspiration pneumonia.
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114-9657, USA.
Brian C
BC
Lucey
Debra A
DA
Gervais
Ross L
RL
Titton
Fiona
F
O'Hare
Peter F
PF
Hahn
Michael
M
Maher
Peter R
PR
Mueller
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004322:Drainage; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000628:therapy*; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D007582:Jejunostomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000517:prevention & control; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D016896:Treatment Outcome