Ayman Goneidy1, Stuart Wilkinson2, Omendra Narayan2, David John Wilkinson1, Nick Lansdale1,3, Robert Thomas Peters4. 1. Manchester Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. 2. Department of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, UK. 3. Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK. 4. Manchester Paediatric and Neonatal Surgery, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK. robert.peters@mft.nhs.uk.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Children requiring long-term ventilation (LTV) via tracheostomy often require enteral tube feeding. We sought to investigate what proportion of these children underwent gastrostomy insertion to inform decision making at time of tracheostomy formation. METHODS: A retrospective review of all children commenced on LTV via a tracheostomy at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital over a 9-year period (2012-2020). Data are presented as median [IQR]. RESULTS: Forty-one LTV patients had tracheostomy insertion with an average age of 167 days [101-604]. Reasons for tracheostomy insertion were upper airway obstruction (18), central neurological condition (7), neuromuscular condition (12) and lower respiratory tract disease (4). Twenty-two patients were born preterm and chronic lung disease of prematurity was a contributory factor in their requirement for LTV. Eight children had gastrostomies inserted prior to tracheostomy formation. A further 22 children had a gastrostomy inserted at an average of 139 days [99-227] following tracheostomy. Four children remained on nasogastric feed and the rest were fed orally. Seventy-three percentage of LTV children with tracheostomy were gastrostomy fed. Neither indication for LTV nor prematurity predicted whether a child was gastrostomy fed. CONCLUSION: The large majority of children requiring LTV are tube fed and gastrostomy insertion should be considered at time of formation of tracheostomy.
PURPOSE: Children requiring long-term ventilation (LTV) via tracheostomy often require enteral tube feeding. We sought to investigate what proportion of these children underwent gastrostomy insertion to inform decision making at time of tracheostomy formation. METHODS: A retrospective review of all children commenced on LTV via a tracheostomy at Royal Manchester Children's Hospital over a 9-year period (2012-2020). Data are presented as median [IQR]. RESULTS: Forty-one LTV patients had tracheostomy insertion with an average age of 167 days [101-604]. Reasons for tracheostomy insertion were upper airway obstruction (18), central neurological condition (7), neuromuscular condition (12) and lower respiratory tract disease (4). Twenty-two patients were born preterm and chronic lung disease of prematurity was a contributory factor in their requirement for LTV. Eight children had gastrostomies inserted prior to tracheostomy formation. A further 22 children had a gastrostomy inserted at an average of 139 days [99-227] following tracheostomy. Four children remained on nasogastric feed and the rest were fed orally. Seventy-three percentage of LTV children with tracheostomy were gastrostomy fed. Neither indication for LTV nor prematurity predicted whether a child was gastrostomy fed. CONCLUSION: The large majority of children requiring LTV are tube fed and gastrostomy insertion should be considered at time of formation of tracheostomy.
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