Mortality and Complications of Percutaneous Gastrostomy in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patients
In our study, there was no correlation between FVC and the occurrence of adverse events from the gastrostomy procedure. This suggests that the traditional cutoff of 50% FVC level should be re-examined and explored further in future studies.
Authors
- Émilie Lareau-Trudel
- Marie-Pier Bachand
- Jean-Simon Dallaire
- Jonathan Shaul
Institutions
- Université de Sherbrooke (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques
- Published
- 2026-01-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/cjn.2025.10510
- Primary Topic
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00