Aim It is known that the rate of gastrostomy insertion in the paediatric population is increasing. The prevalence of gastrostomies in the paediatric population has significant implications for health ...

sheffield.ac.uk. Objectives This study explores the experience of gastrostomy insertion from the perspective of the patients and their informal carers. Gastrostomy feeding is commonly used to support ...

As a patient of Florida’s once-admired healthcare program for the state’s sickest and most disabled children, Deonte Elijah ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is the procedure in which a feeding tube is placed through the abdominal wall and into the stomach using a thin, flexible camera called an endoscope. The ...

The Progas study 1 is the largest study in recent years focussing on nutrition in MND, demonstrating that 30 day mortality post PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) insertion was 10.7 times ...

John J. Vargo, MD, and Jeffrey L. Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is ...

Aims: To determine benefits and risks for gastrostomy or jejunostomy feeding compared with oral feeding for children with cerebral palsy. Methods: Systematic review. Search strategy: electronic ...

Due to the multisystem effects of the disease, patients are faced with many complex, time-sensitive decisions, one of which is the decision on gastrostomy feeding. There are currently no published ...

A procedure that involves wrapping a part of the stomach around the lower part of the oesophagus to treat certain gastrointestinal conditions. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is an ...

Methods A 6-year retrospective review of PEG tube placements in patients with compound hiatus hernia. All patients had prior failed attempts using the conventional ‘finger indentation’ technique. The ...

Patients frequently develop dysphagia and gastrostomy feeding can be used to prolong survival and improve quality of life. As the disease progresses patients may request withdrawal of life-sustaining ...