Within a 5-year period, 92 PEG tube were inserted into 85 patients (22 female, 63 male). Excluding one patient, a 5-year-old girl, their ages ranged from 20 to 87 years with a mean age of 55.94 ± ...

Post-gastrostomy complications range from 8 to 30%. These complications often occur following discharge into the community and may result in hospital readmission. Our unit previously reported a ...

If enteral tube feeding is likely to be needed only for a short time (less than four weeks), a feeding tube is usually inserted into the stomach through the nose (nasogastric tube, Fig 1); for longer ...

American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (A.S.P.E.N.) Based on current scientific literature, gastrostomy tube placement or other long-term enteral access devices should be withheld or ...

If you can swallow safely and you need nutrition support, you may be offered nutrition support by mouth (orally). Your healthcare professional should work with you to ensure your diet contains varying ...

Background: Since it was described in 1980, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) has been a widely used method for insertion of a gastrostomy tube in patients who are unable to swallow or ...