• DOI:10.1136/adc.2007.133454
Corpus ID: 22590515

Cost-effectiveness of gastrostomy placement for children with neurodevelopmental disability

@article{Townsend2008CosteffectivenessOG,
  title={Cost-effectiveness of gastrostomy placement for children with neurodevelopmental disability},
  author={J. Townsend and G. Craig and M. Lawson and S. Reilly and L. Spitz},
  journal={Archives of Disease in Childhood},
  year={2008},
  volume={93},
  pages={873 - 877}
}

J. Townsend, G. Craig, +2 authors L. Spitz

Published 2008

Medicine

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Introduction: Malnutrition and growth deficiency are common in neurologically impaired children. Gastrostomy placement has been shown to result in significant catch-up growth, improved health of the child and reduction in family stress; its cost-effectiveness has not been investigated. Aims: Costs related to gastrostomy placement are estimated here from a prospective controlled study of children referred to a tertiary paediatric centre in the UK. Methods: Costs of inpatient stay, medication… CONTINUE READING

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