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Witzel Catheter Feeding Jejunostomy: Is It Safe?

Author(s) -

Donatas Venskutonis,

Saulius Bradulskis,

Kęstutis Adamonis,

Linas Urbanavičius

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

digestive surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.762

H-Index - 69

eISSN - 1421-9983

pISSN - 0253-4886

DOI - 10.1159/000107715

Subject(s) - medicine , jejunostomy , catheter , parenteral nutrition , surgery , enteral administration , complication , malnutrition

Patients often suffer from malnutrition after digestive tract surgery. It leads to a longer recovery and a higher rate of postoperative complications. Early postoperative jejunostomy feeding is a way of tackling this problem. Opinions emerge that feeding via jejunostomy catheter is not the ideal method because of its complications. Our aim was to assess a complication rate of longitudinal Witzel catheter feeding jejunostomy and complications related to the onset of enteral feeding.

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