Complications arising from the insertion of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tubes can be life-threatening, so nurses should be able to identify and manage them. Abstract A percutaneous ...

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is associated with better safety and patient-centered outcomes than surgical gastrostomy and radiologic gastrostomy, a recent study shows.

A good practice guide for nurses has been published on the changing of balloon gastrostomy tubes into the stomach for adults and children. Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ clinical ...

Long-term result of out-patient intra-arterial chemotherapy in patients with stage II and III oral cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube has become an 'essential' technique for children and young people with a wide range of problems with feeding and nutrition. Gastrostomy ...

Post-gastrostomy complications range from 8 to 30%. These complications often occur following discharge into the community and may result in hospital readmission. Our unit previously reported a ...

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)] ...

A 25-year-old woman with a history of cerebral palsy, developmental disability and corpus callosotomy for tonic-clonic seizures was brought to hospital with a two-day history of progressively ...