Good understanding of the indications for percutaneous enteral tube feeding will prevent inappropriate procedures and ensure that the correct feeding route is selected at the appropriate time. Each ...

Introduction PEG feeding in patients with head and neck and upper GI cancers is known to derive ... Gastropexy is an alternative technique which allows insertion of a gastrostomy tube with outside-in ...

In previous trials, 6,7 nasogastric tubes were associated with more mechanical failures and became blocked and dislodged more easily than PEG tubes, resulting in more feeding interruptions and ...

Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed directly into the stomach. Larger amounts of feeds or bolus feeds can be given through this tube.

Costs varied by patient age (table 1). Button devices had much higher equipment costs than PEG tube devices with a Mini button device using £573.38 of consumables each year compared to £279.34 for a ...

She was on a pureed food diet and they were worried ... the stomach to provide a means of feeding when oral intake is not adequate. Matthew said a PEG tube would give Joniece her childhood back ...