Long-term outcomes of infants and children undergoing percutaneous endoscopy gastrostomy tube placement.

Objectives: Little is known about long-term outcomes of patients undergoing percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement. The purpose of this study was to examine tube-related major complications in pediatric patients undergoing PEG placement during a 10-year follow-up period.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients undergoing PEG placement from April 1999 through December 2000 at Boston Children's Hospital was performed.

Agreement between patient- and physician-completed Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis Activity Index scores.

Objectives: Currently validated ulcerative colitis (UC) activity measures are physician based, but incorporate patient reports of symptoms. We aimed to assess whether patient-completed Pediatric UC Activity Index (PUCAI) scores are comparable to those of physician scores.

Patients And Methods: We performed a single-center prospective study to assess agreement between patient- and physician-completed PUCAI scores.

Perceptions of simulation-based training in crisis resource management in the endoscopy unit.

Simulation-based training (SBT) teaches healthcare teams to manage critical events, using crisis resource management skills. The purpose of this study was to assess staff perceptions of using SBT in the endoscopy suite. Nurses and technicians were invited to participate in a training program that used simulation of endoscopy-based scenarios to teach crisis resource management skills.