Do sociodemographic and clinical characteristics affect mortality rates in people with intellectual disability and dysphagia who have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy? A cohort study between 2000 and 2022

Summary:

Aim: To assess the risk of death among individuals with intellectual disabilities who have undergone percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) insertion and presented to the specialist Speech and Language Therapy team in a Greater Manchester borough between 2000 and 2022. Additionally, the study aims to identify sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with this risk.

Authors: Laura Broad, Christine Wee and Anthony D. Harries

To cite: Broad, L., Wee, C. & Harries, A. D. (2024). Do sociodemographic and clinical characteristics affect mortality rates in people with intellectual disability and dysphagia who have a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy? A cohort study between 2000 and 2022. British journal of learning disabilities. doi:10.1111/bld.12579