Rapid exchange of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube during an early episode of COVID-19

Hongjian Shi; Liang Zhou; Zhen Gan; Tao Chen

doi:10.18528/ijgii230003

International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention (Apr 2023)

Rapid exchange of a percutaneous gastrostomy tube during an early episode of COVID-19

Hongjian Shi,
Liang Zhou,
Zhen Gan,
Tao Chen

Affiliations

Hongjian Shi: Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Liang Zhou: Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Zhen Gan: Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
Tao Chen: Department of Interventional Radiology and Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18528/ijgii230003
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 2
pp. 103 – 104

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We retrospectively report a case of rapid exchange of a percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy tube (balloon-occluded type catheter) via off-label use of a pigtail catheter for nutrition supply during a very early episode of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in an outpatient clinic. This case demonstrates that minimally invasive percutaneous procedures might be provided safely and effectively under appropriate precautions for preventing COVID-19 transmission during the pandemic.

covid-19; complications; gastrostomy

Published in International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention

ISSN: 2636-0004 (Print); 2636-0012 (Online)
Publisher: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention
Country of publisher: Korea, Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
Website: http://www.ijgii.org

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