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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-22
pubmed:abstractText
Tube feeding is commonly used in providing enteral nutrition to the patient with dysphagia. The percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an alternative to the nasogastric tube (NG) and the surgical gastrostomy. The advantages of PEG are short procedure time, the avoidance of using an operating theatre and general anaesthesia and reduced cost. The main indication for PEG is dysphagia due to neurological disease and cancer in the pharynx and oesophagus. A gastrostomy is cosmetically more acceptable than NG, self extubation is more difficult for the confused patient, tube diameter is larger and therefore the tube is not so easily blocked. The patient with a gastrostomy tube is more mobile and is able to start oral nutrition at the same time as receiving enteral nutrition through the gastrostomy tube.
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
23
pubmed:volume
156
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3157-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
[Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy].
pubmed:affiliation
Gastroenterologisk afdeling S, Odense Universitets-hospital.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports