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A Pre‐Post Retrospective Study of Patients With Cystic Fibrosis and Gastrostomy Tubes

Chad Best, Ann M. Brearley, Philippe Gaillard, Warren E. Regelmann, Joanne Billings, Jordan Dunitz, James Phillips, Bonnie Holme, Sarah Jane Schwarzenberg

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition · 2011 · 25 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

GT placement in patients with CF results in significant improvement in both pBMI and ppFEV1, except in women. The change in lung function after GT placement is not dependent on the level of lung function at placement.

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