[HTML][HTML] Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy–Too often? Too late? Who are the right patients for gastrostomy?

CG Dietrich, K Schoppmeyer - World journal of gastroenterology, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is an established method to provide nutrition to
patients with restricted oral uptake of fluids and calories. Here, we review the methods …

Percutaneous feeding tubes in individuals with advanced dementia: are physicians “choosing wisely”?

M Gieniusz, L Sinvani, A Kozikowski… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate physician knowledge and perceptions about the American Board of
Internal Medicine/American Geriatrics Society (ABIM/AGS) Choosing Wisely …

The adequacy of informed consent for placement of gastrostomy tubes

AS Brett, JC Rosenberg - Archives of Internal Medicine, 2001 - jamanetwork.com
Background Gastrostomy tubes are placed commonly in patients with limited life expectancy.
However, it is unclear whether the process of informed consent is adequate in these …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors associated with early mortality after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients at a tertiary care center in Brazil: a retrospective single …

LE Miranda, MRC PENHA, ACG Miranda… - Arquivos de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the main
accepted method for long-term tube feeding. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the risk factors …

PEG tube placement in German geriatric wards–a retrospective data-base analysis: Eine retrospektive Datenbank-Analyse

R Wirth*, D Volkert, JM Bauer*, RJ Schulz*… - … für Gerontologie und …, 2007 - Springer
The placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a safe and widely
accepted method of artificial enteral nutrition. In Germany, PEG placement is performed …

In the Absence of Food: ACase of Rhythmic Loss and Spoiled Identity for Patients with Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding Tubes

A Walker - Food, Culture & Society, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study addresses the social and symbolic meaning of food and explores what happens
on a micro/interactional level when people lose the ability to eat. Data are from open-ended …

[HTML][HTML] PEG-Sondenanlagen in der deutschen Akutgeriatrie

R Wirth, D Volkert, JM Bauer, RJ Schulz… - … für Gerontologie und …, 2007 - infona.pl
Die Anlage einer perkutanen endoskopischen Gastrostomie (PEG) ist eine sichere und
etablierte Methode der künstlichen enteralen Ernährung. In Deutschland werden pro Jahr …

Ethnic and geographic variation in gastrostomy placement among hospitalized older patients.

MD Grant, S Herman - Journal of the National Medical Association, 2004 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
While whites may receive more healthcare services than African Americans, gastrostomies
are more commonly placed in older African Americans. The purpose of this study was to …

[PDF][PDF] Analysis of routine hospital administrative data (including hospital episode statistics) to assess variation in process and outcomes in gastroenterology

K Bowering - 2014 - core.ac.uk
Methods Endoscopy cases from a single tertiary centre were identified retrospectively using
a clinical endoscopy database. Sedation levels, type of procedure and demographic data …