Various approaches to supplemental nutrition by both parenteral and enteral routes have been used. Aim To analyse the efficacy and acceptability of supplemental overnight feeding using a percutaneous ...

The performance of a full diagnostic upper endoscopy is imperative before PEG tube placement. Wolfsen and colleagues [10] found that 36% of patients scheduled for PEG tube placement had endoscopic ...

Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement ... and multiple percutaneous needle punctures of the stomach may all play a role in the development of ...

Five attempts to dilate were unsuccessful and resulted in the tracts being re-established by interventional radiology and avoided new RIG/PEG tubes. Of the 20 patients in whom tract dilatation was ...

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One of the most useful tools for this is the PEG ratio. Unlike simpler metrics, which only show a company’s current value, the PEG ratio also takes into account how much a company is expected to ...

While you're most likely to pass it to someone else when you have symptoms or soon after you start to feel better, you may be surprised at how long the stomach flu is contagious: up to two weeks after ...

UTV speaks to another family whose child needs a feeding tube fitted into their stomachs. Around 90 children - many with complex needs - are on a waiting list. | UTV News ...

The family of a young girl with severe complex needs have spoken of their desperation to get their daughter special treatment ...

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