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

oleh: Hongjian Shi, Liang Zhou, Zhen Gan, Tao Chen

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Society of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2023-04-01

Deskripsi

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.