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Cirugía y cirujanos
On-line version ISSN 2444-054XPrint version ISSN 0009-7411
Abstract
CORNEJO-VILLA, Martha del R.; TORRES-ROJAS, Andrea; SOTO-BLANQUEL, María A. and SOTO-MANCILLA, Juan L.. Nutritional status of children with esophageal stenosis secondary to burns by caustics, with gastrostomy management in the Civil Hospital of Guadalajara. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, n.6, pp.726-731. Epub Nov 08, 2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20001653.
Background:
The ingestion of caustic substances constitutes a serious problem in the pediatric age that can cause injuries in the esophagus that may require oral feeding. Gastrostomy nutrition is a safe way to guarantee an adequate evolution of the nutritional status, as well patient's growth and development.
Objective:
To evaluate the nutritional status of children with esophageal stenosis, secondary to caustic ingestion, after 6 months of gastrostomy placement as a feeding route.
Method:
A descriptive, longitudinal ambispective study was carried out, with a sample of 20 patients. Nutritional status before and after gastrostomy placement; was obtained through anthropometric measurements and pediatric indexes. Statistical analysis: t-test.
Results:
The anthropometric indexes of W/A and BMI/A reflect a statistically significant improvement in nutritional status over 6 months of gastrostomy treatment, but not for H/A.
Conclusion:
The nutritional status evolves adequately from gastrostomy management in these patients.
Keywords : Caustic; Nutritional status; Esophageal stenosis; Gastrostomy.
