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Benefits and risks of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for decompression in patients with malignant gastrointestinal obstruction

Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017
Gastrointestinal obstruction presents many burdens for patients with end-stage abdominal cancer, such as nausea and vomiting. Few detailed data on the efficacy of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) for decompression exists. This retrospective cohort study investigates the quantity of symptom relief realized with PEG and the corresponding ...
Karin Kast, Markus K Schuler
exaly   +3 more sources

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy for Decompression of Nonmalignant Gastrointestinal Disease

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2015
Abstract Introduction: The utility of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) decompression for inoperable malignant bowel obstruction is well documented. However, there are limited data on decompressive PEG for prolonged ileus, gut dysmotility, and/or complicated nonmalignant bowel ...
Christopher R, Daigle   +6 more
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USE OF NASOGASTRIC TUBE DECOMPRESSION IN GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT SURGERY

2021
This prospective study of 315 patients done at Krishna institute of medical science Karad over a period of 18 months and includes both elective and emergency gastrointestinal tract surgery, The aim of the study was to find out whether nasogastric tube decompression in all patients undergoing abdominal operation is of any significant importance post ...
Naniwadekar, R. G   +5 more
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Reevaluation of routine gastrointestinal decompression after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Hepato-gastroenterology, 2003
We reviewed postoperative courses of patients with gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy to evaluate the need for routine postoperative gastrointestinal decompression.Three hundred patients who underwent gastrectomy during 1998 and 1999 were enrolled in this study. A nasogastric tube was placed in all patients just after induction of the anesthesia.
Ho Young, Chung, Wansik, Yu
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A comparison of Levin and sump nasogastric tubes for postoperative gastrointestinal decompression.

The American surgeon, 1987
Prospective analysis of the relative postoperative efficacy of Levin and sump nasogastric tubes was performed. One hundred cases using each tube were randomly selected. Operations in the two groups were similar. Mean output per hour from the tubes was close: 25.29 cc from Levin, and 26.56 cc from sump tubes.
R W, Ikard, C F, Federspiel
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THE EFFECTS OF EXPLOSIVE DECOMPRESSION ON THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT: A PRELIMINARY REPORT

The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1964
F T, SARGENT, R D, WILLIAMS
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Abdominal operations without nasogastric tube decompression of the gastrointestinal tract.

The American surgeon, 1988
The routine use of nasogastric (NG) drainage during and after abdominal surgery was examined. One hundred and fifty patients who underwent various abdominal operations with a Levine tube served as a control group (retrospective group). The tubeless study group (prospective group) of 150 patients was randomly and blindly divided into three equal ...
M, Michowitz   +3 more
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