The aim of this study was to perform a retrospective analysis characterizing patients receiving tube feeding following percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement between 2004 and 2012 at ...

The application of therapeutic music (TM) during the radiotherapy in order to improve the patient compliance and minimize incorrect positioning during the treatment. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...

Researchers are recommending a new routine for protection against infection when percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, a tube for feeding directly through the abdominal wall, is surgically inserted in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Despite the common clinical practice of delaying feedings after [percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)] ...

July 15, 2014– Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube has become an "essential" technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition, ...

To prepare the infant for the surgical procedure, complete a preoperative checklist, monitor the vital signs, maintain nothing by mouth as ordered, administer medications, and check for signed ...

Serious complications after gastrostomy tube insertion are uncommon. However, in 2010, the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) issued a rapid response report following several patient deaths that ...

In November 2001, a 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of dysphagia due to an apallic state caused by cerebral anoxia. Nutritional support was maintained by nasogastric tube ...