Publications by authors named "Magnus O Dahlseng"
Article Synopsis
- - The study compares two methods of inserting a gastrostomy tube in children: Push-PEG with T-fastener (PEG-T) and pull-PEG, to assess complications and parent-reported outcomes over a 3-month period.
- - Results showed similar overall complication rates (54% early complications, 63% late complications) between both methods, but pull-PEG patients experienced more discomfort and limitations in activities reported by their parents (49% reported restrictions vs. 24% in PEG-T).
- - The findings suggest that while both methods are effective, PEG-T may be the better option considering the reported quality of life and comfort for the patients.
Background/aims: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy with push technique (PEG-T) is increasingly used in pediatric patients. In a retrospective study of PEG-T (cohort 1) we reported frequent complications related to T-fasteners and tube dislodgment. The aim of this study was to assess complications after implementation of a strict treatment protocol, and to compare these with the previous retrospective study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim: To describe growth in infancy and early childhood in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
Method: One hundred and four children with CP born at minimum 36 weeks' gestation in 2002 to 2010 were included. Prospectively collected growth data were requested from public health clinics.
Aims: An excess risk of cerebral palsy (CP) has been reported in children of both low and high birthweight. However, the risk associated with deviations from the mean of other anthropometric measurements has been less well studied. The aim of our study therefore was to determine the association between size measurements at birth and incidence of CP in singletons born at term.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Objectives: To investigate the probable timing of events leading to cerebral palsy (CP) in singletons born small for gestational age (SGA) at term, taking neonatal death into consideration.
Methods: In this registry-based cohort study, data on 400 488 singletons born during 1996-2003 were abstracted from the Medical Birth and the CP registries of Norway. Among 36 604 SGA children (birth weight <10th percentile), 104 died in the neonatal period and 69 developed CP.
Aim: To compare the prevalence of gastrostomy tube feeding (GTF) of children with cerebral palsy (CP) in six European countries.
Method: Data on 1295 children (754 males, 541 females; mean age 5y 11mo, range 11y 2mo, min 6mo, max 11y 8mo) with CP born from 1999 to 2001 were collected from geographically defined areas in six European countries; four of the areas covered the whole country. Distribution of CP was unilateral 37%, bilateral 51%, dyskinetic 8%, and ataxic 4%.
Aim: The aim was to estimate the prevalence of feeding and nutritional problems in children with cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway.
Methods: Data were abstracted from the Norwegian CP Register for 661 (368 boys) children born 1996-2003 (mean age 6 years 7 months; SD: 1.5).