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Adverse Drug Reactions

Studies in the area of adverse drug reactions reported from S. Yokohama and co-researchers

Published in Telemedicine Business Week, April 1st, 2009

"Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become established as a useful enteral nutrition technique. Although various adverse events related to PEG are known, few reports have described Clostridium difficile-associated enteric disease (CDED) after PEG," scientists in Asahikawa, Japan report.

"We encountered several cases of CDED with onset soon after PEG. The present study examined these cases in detail and analyzed potential risk factors. A total of 239 patients underwent PEG at our hospital from 1999, and the subjects comprised 233 patients for whom data could be statistically analyzed. CDED with onset soon after PEG was defined for cases with symptoms within 1...

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