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Is Anyone Too Small for Gastro Jejunostomy Feeding? by Christopher P. Duggan is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Is Anyone Too Small for Gastro Jejunostomy Feeding? about?
T he needs of children detained at the southern border of the United States have attracted much attention and often heated discussion. Physicians reported significant ethical concerns and called for more transparency around care in detention facilities. 1 The American Academy of Pediatrics has promulgated a policy advocating for appropriate and compassionate care and outlining specific recommendations for post-release services. 2 Against this backdrop, the report of Nwadiuko et al in this volume of The Journal is an important contribution. It provides an objective analysis of inpatient data for Texas, 2015-2018. Acknowledging limitations in the available data, they report 95 hospitalizations for children in detention. Importantly, 37% required admission to an intermediate level of care or ICU, including 23% in ICU. The primary reason for admission was infectious diseases. The mean length of stay and ICU admission rate is higher than is typical for US children. There are a number of possible reasons for these findings, including the stress of migration, poor medical access in countries of origin and transit, and the cumulative effects of social and economic disadvantage. We should n
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- Author
- Christopher P. Duggan
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)