Title
Gastrostomy tube placement and use in patients with head and neck cancer
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Quantitative Health Sciences
Publication Date
2012-03-24
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Head and Neck Neoplasms; Gastrostomy
Disciplines
Biostatistics | Epidemiology | Health Services Research | Surgery
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Enteral nutritional support is used in care for patients with head and neck cancer. This study describes the frequency and timing of gastrostomy tube placement and corresponding Medicare nutritional support claims in patients with head and neck cancer.
METHODS: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare data for patients with head and neck cancer diagnosed from 2000 to 2005 were used in this descriptive study (N = 16,458).
RESULTS: In all, 35.1% of patients undergoing treatment had gastrostomy tubes placed; 16.9% had tubes placed before treatment, whereas 83.1% had them placed after treatment. Of those having tubes placed prior to treatment 23.7% had Medicare claims for nutritional support before treatment and 40.9% had claims after treatment began. A total of 35.4% of patients who had tubes placed before treatment and 35.5% who had tubes placed after treatment had no claims for nutritional support.
CONCLUSIONS: Future work is warranted to identify predictors and outcomes associated with provision and timing of enteral nutrition support for patients with head and neck cancer.
DOI of Published Version
10.1002/hed.21753
Source
Head Neck. 2012 Mar;34(3):422-8. doi: 10.1002/hed.21753. Epub 2011 May 20.
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Head and neck
PubMed ID
21604317
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Repository Citation
Locher JL, Bonner JA, Carroll WR, Caudell JJ, Kilgore ML, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Tajeu GS, Yuan Y, Allison JJ. (2012). Gastrostomy tube placement and use in patients with head and neck cancer. Population and Quantitative Health Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.21753. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/qhs_pp/1002