Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic findings, such as peptic ulcer disease and gastric outlet obstruction, that ultimately led to ...

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 ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is generally is often accompanied with fewer complication but a dislocation of a gastrostomy tube can lead to serious complications. The case report ...

This is typically used for longer-term nutrition if the patient isn’t a candidate for any of the options below. Gastrostomy Tube: Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube: A PEG tube is placed ...

Tube-fed patients or those who are fed via a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) and have nothing by mouth often accumulate large quantities of calculus (Fig. 7). Removal of calculus from ...

Do you love Nixie Tubes? Upset that they aren’t really manufactured anymore, and the cost of old ones is rising? Why not make your own? That’s exactly what [Dalibor] of the Czech Republic is ...

Instead a very different type of electronic component ruled the roost, the vaccum tube. A set of electrodes in an evacuated glass envelope whose electrical properties depended on the modulation of ...

Objective To assess the costs and cost-effectiveness of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (PTED) compared with open microdiscectomy among patients with sciatica. Methods This economic ...

Tube fittings connect runs of tubing (for in-line, offset, multi-port, and mounting configurations) to other tubing sections, pipe, hose, or other components. Systems are typically configured with ...

Over the years, solar tube lighting systems have become popular modern lighting solutions. And when it comes to using this eco-friendly option there are pros and cons that center on roof type ...

As any seasoned Londoner will know, Tube strikes are just as much part of the fabric of city life as the London Underground itself. At first, we were told the latest swathe of strikes had been ...