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What Is the Ideal Solution To Fill the G-Tube Balloon?

By Landon Jones, MD and Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP | on May 18, 2021 | 0 Comment
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Conclusion

Data are very limited on this topic. We are unable to find any definitive medical literature that suggests the choice of balloon-filling solution affects silicone G-tube balloon function.

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References

  1. Studer UE, Bishop MC, Zingg EJ. How to fill silicone catheter balloon. Urology. 1983;22(3):300-302.
  2. Hui J, Ng C, Chan L, et al. Can normal saline be used to fill the balloon of a Foley catheter? The experience of a prospective randomized study in China. Int J Urol. 2004;11(10):845-847.
  3. Huang JG, Ooi J, Lawretschuk N, et al. Urinary catheter balloons should only be filled with water: testing the myth. BJU Inter. 2009;104(11):1693-1695.

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Topics: gastrostomy tubesPediatrics

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Landon Jones, MD

Dr. Jones is associate professor and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship director at the University of Kentucky Department of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics in Lexington, Kentucky.

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Richard M. Cantor, MD, FAAP, FACEP

Dr. Cantor is professor of emergency medicine and pediatrics, director of the pediatric emergency department, and medical director of the Central New York Regional Poison Control Center at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York.

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