Malnutrition is frequent in neurologically impaired (NI) children. Enteral feeding via
gastrostomy tube is increasingly being used to provide adequate nutrition. Our aim was to …

Aim: To evaluate the long-term effects of nutritional improvement following percutaneous
endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube feeding stratified by previous feeding method and to …

Tube feeding is a life-saving treatment for children with neurological disabilities (ND), who
often suffer from malnutrition and feeding disorders. Nonetheless, it is still not widely used …

Aim Gastrostomy feeding children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (SQCP) improves
weight gain but may cause excess deposition of body fat. This study was designed to …

Tube feeding is a therapeutic intervention that is aimed at providing nutritional support and
is important in the nutritional and gastrointestinal management of children with neurological …

Background & aims Despite the frequent use of tube-mediated enteral feeding, there is little
evidence clarifying best practices pertaining to prolonged nasogastric and gastrostomy tube …

Neurological disability is often associated with feeding and gastrointestinal disorders
leading to malnutrition and growth failure. Assessment of nutritional status represents the …

Aim To assess the risks, benefits, and resource implications of home‐blended food for
children with gastrostomy tubes compared with a formula diet. Method This prospective …

Background. Commercial enteral formulas are generally recommended for gastrostomy
feeding in patients with severe neurologic impairment. However, pureed food diets are still …

BACKGROUND: To prevent malnutrition and food aspiration in children with chronic
neuromuscular problems, enteral nutrition provided by gastrostomy is recommended. Long …