Table 2.
Diet Assessment
| Diet | Pre dilation # of patients (%) | 1 month post dilation # of patients (%) | 3 months post dilation # of patients (%) | 6 months post dilation # of patients (%) | 12 months post dilation, # of patients (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT | Yes | 92 (83%) | 79 (71%) | 49 (44%) | 30 (27%) | 24 (22%) |
| No | 19 (17%) | 32 (29%) | 62 (56%) | 81 (73%) | 87 (78%) | |
| Diet | NPO | 37 (33%) | 11 (10%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (5%) | 7 (6%) |
| Liquid | 18 (16%) | 8 (8%) | 4 (4%) | 0 | 2 (2%) | |
| Pureed | 30 (27%) | 27 (24%) | 20 (18%) | 11 (10%) | 7 (6%) | |
| Soft | 24 (22%) | 38 (34%) | 34 (30%) | 26 (23%) | 18 (16%) | |
| Regular | 1 (1%) | 26 (23%) | 48 (43%) | 68 (61%) | 77 (70%) | |
| NA | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 | |
| Diet/GT Score | 1 | 37 (33%) | 11 (10%) | 4 (4%) | 5 (4%) | 7 (6%) |
| 2 | 43 (39%) | 31 (28%) | 21 (19%) | 9 (8%) | 7 (6%) | |
| 3 | 12 (11%) | 37 (33%) | 23 (20%) | 15 (14%) | 10 (9%) | |
| 4 | 5 (4%) | 4 (4%) | 3 (3%) | 2 (2%) | 3 (3%) | |
| 5 | 13 (12%) | 27 (24%) | 59 (53%) | 79 (71%) | 84 (76%) | |
| NA | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 0 |
GT- Gastrostomy tube, NPO- nil per mouth, NA- not available