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Complications of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Best Practice & Research Clinical Gastroenterology, 2016
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become the method of choice for mid-to long-term enteral feeding. The majority of complications that occur are minor, but the rare major complications may be life threatening. Some complications occur soon after tube placement, others develop later, when the gastrostomy tract has matured.
Tomas, Hucl, Julius, Spicak
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Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Military Medicine, 1992
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has become a commonly performed procedure to provide nutritional support to chronically ill patients. Following a PEG-related death, we retrospectively reviewed our complication rate with that of the published values.
W C, Calton, R G, Martindale, S M, Gooden   +2 more
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Experiences with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

World Journal of Surgery, 1996
AbstractToday the procedure of choice for long‐term enteral tube feeding in patients with prolonged swallowing difficulties or inabilities is percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). The primary indications are head and neck cancers, neurologic dysphagia, cancer cachexia, and obstruction of the esophagus and pharynx with enough space for an ...
C N, Gutt, S, Held, V, Paolucci, A, Encke   +3 more
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomies in Children

Pediatrics, 1986
Our ability to maintain the nutritional status of acute and chronically ill children is enhanced by advances in special enteral feedings.1-3 When compared with parenteral nutrition, enteral feedings are accompanied by fewer complications, the ability to deliver large quantities of nutrients, relative ease of administration, and lower cost.2,3 ...
K J, Benkov, P G, Kazlow, J D, Waye, N S, Leleiko   +3 more
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Complications of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America, 1996
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has become the procedure of choice for the establishment of enteral feedings in most clinical settings. Minor modifications in the technique and tools of PEG may have had some effect on the type of complications seen with this procedure.
G D, Schapiro, S A, Edmundowicz
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Complication of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2014
Gastrostomy feeding tubes are used in children to manage feeding difficulties of a variety of causes.1 Several methods for gastrostomy insertion are described, including percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG),2 laparoscopic-assisted, radiological or open surgical placement.
Stephen D, Adams, David, Baker, Arjun, Takhar, R Mark, Beattie, Michael P, Stanton   +4 more
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Comparison of Operative Gastrostomy with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Military Medicine, 1990
The purpose of this study was to review our experience with 83 operative gastrostomies (OG) and 51 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies (PEG) and assess the advantage of one procedure over the other. The overall complication rate for the OG group was 30% with three cases of gastrocutaneous fistula.
A M, Samii, E A, Suguitan
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)

Nursing Standard, 1998
In the form of a case study that illustrates the procedure of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG), this article examines the implications of feeding patients by identifying the professional, legal, and moral issues that are involved.
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in the Elderly

Gastroenterology Nursing, 1994
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is offered to many elderly, ill, debilitated patients. Nurses are key individuals in helping patients and families decide if this is the appropriate choice given the prognosis, goals of therapy, and patient wishes. In this article the author presents a review of the literature on percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy ...
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

2016
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement is a relatively new procedure that is commonly performed at the bedside in critically ill patients requiring long-term enteral access. Often utilized in cases of trauma, brain injury, or chronic illness, it is a much safer alternative for enteral feeding than the previously prescribed open ...
Kundan Kumar, Samir Mohindra
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