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.
Lucey
Brian C
BC
Department of Radiology, Division of Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114-9657, USA.
Gervais
Debra A
DA
Titton
Ross L
RL
O'Hare
Fiona
F
Hahn
Peter F
PF
Maher
Michael
M
Mueller
Peter R
PR
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