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LANCET NEUROLOGY
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 702-709Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00104-0
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- Motor Neurone Disease Association of England
- Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of Wales
- Motor Neurone Disease Association of Northern Ireland
- Economic and Social Research Council [ES/L008238/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Medical Research Council [MR/K01014X/1, MR/L501529/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- Motor Neurone Disease Association [Shaw/Apr15/933-794, Turner/Jan13/944-795] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0512-10082] Funding Source: researchfish
- ESRC [ES/L008238/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- MRC [MR/K01014X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
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Background Gastrostomy feeding is commonly used to support patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who develop severe dysphagia. Although recommended by both the American Academy of Neurology and the European Federation of Neurological Societies, currently little evidence indicates the optimum method and timing for gastrostomy insertion. We aimed to compare gastrostomy insertion approaches in terms of safety and clinical outcomes. Methods In this large, longitudinal, prospective cohort study (ProGas), we enrolled patients with a diagnosis of definite, probable, laboratory supported, or possible amyotrophic lateral sclerosis who had agreed with their treating clinicians to undergo gastrostomy at 24 motor neuron disease care centres or clinics in the UK. The primary outcome was 30-day mortality after gastrostomy. This study was registered on the UK Clinical Research Network database, identification number 9923. Findings Between Nov 2,2010, and Jan 31,2014,345 patients were recruited of whom 330 had gastrostomy. 163 (49%) patients underwent percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, 121 (37%) underwent radiologically inserted gastrostomy, 43 (13%) underwent per-oral image-guided gastrostomy, and three (1%) underwent surgical gastrostomy. 12 patients (4%, 95% CI 2.1-6.2) died within the first 30 days after gastrostomy: five (3%) of 163 after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, four (3%) of 121 after radiologically inserted gastrostomy, and three (7%) of 43 after per-oral image-guided gastrostomy (p=0.46). Including repeat attempts in 14 patients, 21 (6%) of 344 gastrostomy procedures could not be completed: 11 (6%) of 171 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies, seven (6%) of 121 radiologically inserted gastrostomies, and three (6%) of 45 per-oral image-guided gastrostomies (p=0.947). Interpretation The three methods of gastrostomy seemed to be as safe as each other in relation to survival and procedural complications. In the absence of data from randomised trials, our findings could inform clinicians and patients in reaching decisions about gastrostomy and will stimulate further research into the nutritional management in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Copyright (C) ProGas Study Group. Open Access article distributed under the terms of CC BY.
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