Guidelines for replacement of a balloon gastrostomy tube in infants and pediatric patients: The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
This guideline provides placement confirmation guidance for clinicians who perform routine and nonroutine BGT replacements, identifies areas for research, and suggests the use of care bundles to standardize care of this population. This paper was approved by the ASPEN Board of Directors.
Authors
- Rachel Kassel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7953-5953)
- Jacob T. Mey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-7762)
- Janet Kimble
- Sarah J. Peterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4821-5196)
- Carol McGinnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-8163)
- Kathleen Carr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0078-8243)
- Silvana Oppedisano
- Peggi Guenter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2850-246X)
- Elizabeth A. Paton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0228-7140)
- Loren Berman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5861-5129)
- David D. Church (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4918-5037)
- Liam McKeever
- Derek Wakeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2248-7070)
- Cailin Frank (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4658-1210)
- Gina Rempel
- Beth Lyman
Institutions
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center (US)
- Manitoba Health (CA)
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (US)
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Strong Memorial Hospital (US)
- Smith Family (AU)
- Hospital for Sick Children (CA)
- Health Sciences Centre (CA)
- Sanford USD Medical Center (US)
- American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Nemours Children's Health System (US)
- Boston Children's Museum (US)
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (US)
- Rush University (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Published
- 2026-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.70080
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00