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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

open access: yesJournal of the Korean Dysphagia Society, 2011
Need for prolonged enteral nutrition. ESSENTIAL STEPS 1. Sedation and topical analgesia of the oropharynx. 2. Pass endoscope into the stomach and insufflate with air. 3. Identify light reflex on skin of the anterior abdominal wall and indent skin with a finger to confirm position of fundus of the stomach. 4. Local anesthesia at chosen site. 5.
openaire   +4 more sources

A prospective observational study of decision‐making by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis upon recommendation for PEG enteral feeding tubes

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To understand challenges surrounding acceptance of a percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopic enteral feeding tube by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective observational study. Methods This was a prospective observational study of 41 patients and care partners attending a multidisciplinary Motor Neuron Disease clinic.
Kay Tran   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy with laparoscopic-assisted percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy for superior mesenteric artery syndrome with dysphagia: a case report

open access: yesSurgical Case Reports, 2022
Background Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome denotes a mechanical duodenal obstruction between the SMA and aorta. Total parenteral or enteral nutrition is the treatment of choice.
Akiharu Kimura   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the effect of PEG in ALS patients using observational data subject to censoring by death and missing outcomes [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2019
Though they may offer valuable patient and disease information that is impossible to study in a randomized trial, clinical disease registries also require special care and attention in causal inference. Registry data may be incomplete, inconsistent, and subject to confounding.
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Prospective experience of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes placed by otorhinolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons : safe and efficacious [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is often the treatment of choice in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients needing long-term nutritional support. Prospective studies on PEG tube placement in an otorhinolaryngologist service are lacking.
Aro, Katri   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Microbial Colonization and Associated Factors in Indwelling Urinary Catheters: A Cross‐Sectional Study

open access: yesResearch in Nursing &Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine microbial colonization in indwelling urinary catheters (UCs) and identify patient‐specific risk factors associated with this colonization. This cross‐sectional study involved 61 hospitalized intensive care unit patients with indwelling UCs.
Melike Durukan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perkutaninė endoskopinė gastrostomija

open access: yesLietuvos Chirurgija, 2004
Aurelijus Grigaliūnas, Nijolė Šileikienė, Algimantas Stašinskas Vilniaus greitosios pagalbos universitetinė ligoninė, Vilniaus universiteto Bendrosios ir plastinės chirurgijos, ortopedijos, traumatologijos klinikos Bendrosios chirurgijos centras ...
Aurelijus Grigaliūnas   +2 more
doaj  

Inadvertent Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement through the Transverse Colon to the Stomach Causing Intractable Diarrhea: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Background. Among patients with chronic disease, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes are a common mechanism to deliver enteral feedings to patients unable to feed by mouth.
Alexios G. Carayannopoulos   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Functional Outcomes of Free Flap Reconstruction After TORS in Early‐Stage HPV‐Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer

open access: yesOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In the unique clinical context of a retropharyngeal carotid artery (RPC), free flap reconstruction (FFR) may be used for small pathologic tumor (pT)1‐2 human papillomavirus (HPV)+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) tumors to provide vessel coverage, providing a unique case‐control study model.
Praneet C. Kaki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Over-the-scope-clip closure of long lasting gastrocutaneous fistula after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube removal in immunocompromised patients: A single center case series [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Over-the-scope-clips (OTSC(®)) have been shown to be an effective and safe endoscopic treatment option for the closure of gastrointestinal perforations, leakages and fistulae.
Gubler, Christoph   +2 more
core   +5 more sources

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