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Background: In the United States, few high-quality manuscripts have directly compared the complication profiles of percutaneous endoscopic versus fluoroscopic gastrostomy.
Samantha Maasarani +8 more
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Prevention and management of minor complications in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was developed by Ponsky-Gauderer in the early 1980s. These tubes are placed through the abdominal wall mainly to administer fluids, drugs and/or enteral nutrition but can also be used for drainage or ...
K. Boeykens, I. Duysburgh, W. Verlinden
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Prevention and management of major complications in percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Background Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is a commonly used endoscopic technique where a tube is placed through the abdominal wall mainly to administer fluids, drugs and/or enteral nutrition.
K. Boeykens, I. Duysburgh
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Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy: Procedure, Complications and Management
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is considered in patients with insufficient oral intake who need enteral feeding or therapeutic gastric decompression.
In Hyoung Choi, Y. Cho
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy [PDF]
Abstract The many variations of surgical gastrostomy for nutritional support or for long-term gastric decompression all have a significant morbidity and mortality. An ‘incisionless’ technique under local anaesthesia, namely percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, was described in 1980.
B J, Moran, M B, Taylor, C D, Johnson
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Experience of using endoscopic gastrostomy in the wounded: first results of a pilot study
Endoscopic gastrostomy has been applied since February 2022 to 50 male patients with mine-explosive injuries at the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Endoscopy of the Abdominal Surgery Clinic of the National Military Medical Clinical Center ...
V. Slobodyanyk +7 more
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Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an established method to provide nutrition to patients with restricted oral uptake of fluids and calories. Here, we review the methods, indications and complications of this procedure.
C. Dietrich, K. Schoppmeyer
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Background Nutritional care in patients with a severe head injury is of utmost importance, as nutritional deficiency can affect the outcomes in these patients.
Dharmesh Balsarkar +5 more
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The Outcomes of Nutritional Support Techniques in Patients with Gastrointestinal Cancers
Gastrointestinal cancers represent a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. A significant issue regarding the therapeutic management of these patients consists of metabolic disturbances and malnutrition.
Vlad-Alexandru Ionescu +8 more
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An overview of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement in the intensive care unit
Critically ill patients are at increased risk for malnutrition as they often have underlying acute and chronic illness, stress related catabolism, decreased appetite, trauma and ongoing inflammation.
M. Wei, E. Ho, Pravachan V. C. Hegde
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