Are infections of gastrostomies not leaks?

Clin Nutr. 2017 Dec;36(6):1727-1728. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.020. Epub 2017 Aug 25.

Authors

Pierre Jésus¹, Jean Claude Desport², Philippe Fayemendy²

Affiliations

¹ Nutrition Unit, Centre for Severe Obesity, Expert Centre for Home Parenteral Nutrition, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France. Electronic address: pierre.jesus@chu-limoges.fr.
² Nutrition Unit, Centre for Severe Obesity, Expert Centre for Home Parenteral Nutrition, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France; INSERM, U1094, Tropical Neuroepidemiology, Limoges, France.

PMID: 28877847
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.020

No abstract available

Keywords: Enteral nutrition; Gastrostomy; Infection.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Enteral Nutrition*
Gastrostomy*
Morbidity
Prospective Studies