Affiliation:
1. Pediatric General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Stollery Children's Hospital, University of Alberta, 2C3.56 WMC, 8440-112 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7
Abstract
Background/Purpose. To determine the incidence, predictors, and outcomes of repair of gastrocutaneous fistulae (GCF) in pediatric patients. Methods. Patients were identified through a medical records search of all gastrostomy insertions performed from 1997–2007. Results. Of 1083 gastrostomies, 49 had GCF closure. Gastrostomy indications were reflux/aspiration (30/43 [70%]) and feeding intolerance/failure to thrive (7/43 [16%]). Gastrostomies were performed as open surgical procedures (84%) with fundoplication (66% of all cases) at an age of 0.5±0.57 (median ± inter-quartile range) years. Gastrostomies were removed in outpatient settings when no longer used and were present for 2.3±2.2 years, and GCF persisted for 2.0±3.0 months. GCF were closed by laparotomy and stapling. GCF closure length of stay was 2.0±3.3 days. Complications occurred in 6/49 patients and included infection/fever (4/6) and localized skin redness/breakdown (2/6). Conclusions. From our collected data, GCFs occur at a frequency of 4.5% and persist for 2.0±3.0 months until closed. Given the complicated medical histories of patients and relatively high rate of postoperative infection/reaction (12.2%), GCF closure is not a benign, “uncomplicated” procedure. Further information describing factors determining which patients develop GCF requiring closure is needed.
Subject
General Earth and Planetary Sciences,General Environmental Science
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