title: [A review of 18 home care patients who had gastrostomosis].
abstract: We reviewed 18 home care patients in order to examine complications caused from gastrostomosis and to determine whether or not some of the patients require a possible re-hospitalization due to a respiratory illness primarily caused by pneumonia. We observed a reduction in the frequency of hospitalization after gastrostomosis. We also obtained good results in that total hospitalization days and days per hospitalization were decreased. Gastrostomosis also improved the nourishment of the patients. We were able to take care of the home care patients without having major problems caused by complications, except for one incidence where the patient removed a gastric fitula tube by himself. Our study revealed that gastrostomosis is very effective and helpful in the continuation of home care for a long period of time.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Internal Medicine, Shinseikai Toyama Hospital.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Futamura
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Shinno
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirana
authors.forename: Takayuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Horita
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Masanari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Yoshimasa
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: Toshiki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Natatsuka
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Furutani
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Harue
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okuda
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kawasuji
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing; D005260:Female; D005774:Gastrostomy; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D016562:Parenteral Nutrition, Home Total; D010351:Patient Discharge; D011184:Postoperative Period