| Number of gastrostomy procedures | Number of patients |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,122 |
| 2 | 49 |
| 3 | 4 |
Radiological gastrostomy - numbers
Included are data about 1232 gastrostomies performed on 1175 patients between 2014-01-06 and 2025-12-17
Repeat gastrostomies are counted only if the new gastrostomy required a new gastric puncture.
Re-canalisation of existing tracts with a wire are not included.
Repeated procedures are shown in the following table:
Number of gastrostomy procedures performed each year
Number of gastrostomy procedures performed for each diagnosis
Number of gastrostomy procedures performed for each diagnosis each year
Abbreviations used above are as follows:
- ENT: ear, nose and throat cancers and their management
- MND: motor neurone disease
- CVA: stroke
- OES: oesophageal disease
- NEU: other neurodegenerative diseases
- INJ: traumatic brain and spine injuries
- UNK: the remaining miscellaneous or un-diagnosed conditions