Managing patients with gastrostomy tubes in the community: can a dedicated enteral feed dietetic service reduce hospital readmissions?

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
Matthew KurienM E McAlindon

Abstract

Post-gastrostomy complications range from 8 to 30%. These complications often occur following discharge into the community and may result in hospital readmission. Our unit previously reported a readmission rate of 23% in 6 months. There is a paucity of data evaluating community gastrostomy management. We therefore aimed to evaluate the benefits of a dedicated dietetic home enteral feed (HEF) team. Demographic data, gastrostomy complications, readmission rates and HEF team input was prospectively collected from a cohort of discharged gastrostomy patients over a 1-year period and comparisons made with a similar historical cohort. A total of 371 complications were encountered in 313 gastrostomy patients during this period, with the commonest complication being over-granulated stoma sites (27%). Of these, 227 hospital admissions were avoided because of direct actions taken by the HEF team. Fifty-nine gastrostomy patients were admitted to the hospital, of which only seven (12%) were specifically for gastrostomy-related problems. Introduction of the HEF team significantly reduced gastrostomy-related hospital readmissions from 23 to 2% (P = 0.0001). Although patients with gastrostomies may need attention to a variety of complex medica...Continue Reading

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