Gastroenterology Research, ISSN 1918-2805 print, 1918-2813 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 11, Number 5, October 2018, pages 369-373

Reducing the Unintended Dislodgement of Gastrostomy Tubes in a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital: A QA/QI Pilot Study

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Balloon type gastrostomy tube with the balloon on the inner side of the gastrostomy tract and the retainer on the external side. Reprinted with permission from: Shah JM, Shahidullah AB. Gastric Ulcer from the Pressure of a Gastrostomy Tube: A Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Cureus. 2018 Jun 11;10(6):e2783. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2783.

Tables

Table 1. Age, Gender and Days Observed in Treatment Versus Control Groups
 
Treatment (n = 17)Control (n = 17)P
Patient age, mean (SD)71.76 (13.71)70.12 (18.98)0.774
Days observed, mean (SD)63.82 (26.73)66.59 (29.79)0.778
Male gender, N (%)7 (41.2)10 (58.8)0.303

 

Table 2. Unintended Gastrostomy Tube Dislodgements in Treatment Versus Control and Historical Groups
 
GroupUnintended gastrostomy tube dislodgementsP
NoYesTotal
Treatment, N (%)16 (94.1)1 (5.9)17 (100.0)
Control, N (%)11 (64.7)6 (35.3)17 (100.0)0.047
Historical, N (%)157 (71.0)64 (29.0)221 (100.0)0.028

 

Table 3. Age, Gender and Days Observed in All Patients Experiencing Unintended Gastrostomy Tube Dislodgements Versus Those With No Dislodgements
 
Unintended Gastrostomy Tube DislodgementsP
No (n = 27)Yes (n = 7)
Patient age, mean (SD)72.44 (14.75)65.14 (21.78)0.299
Days observed, mean (SD)66.56 (27.25)60.00 (32.00)0.587
Male gender, N (%)13 (76.5)4 (23.5)0.500