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

A Milton Keynes woman has told of how they resorted to cutting her own clothes to could access their feeding tube. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Milton Keynes Citizen, you get 70% fewer ...

What is the Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio? The PEG Ratio chart for Fresenius Medical Care Ag (FMS) compares PE to EPS Growth rates. Defining fair value is the goal of measuring valuation using ...

Starting palliative care early in patients with head and neck cancer may lower healthcare costs associated with tracheostomy or gastrostomy tube use during the last 6 months of life. However, early ...

Dysphagia is a common neurologic deficit following ischemic stroke. As a result, patients often require percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement for safe maintenance of sufficient ...

Background: Dysphagia is a common complication of stroke and often leads to the need for modified diets and alternate feeding routes. Length of stay (LOS) for stroke patients requiring percutaneous ...

This project aimed to develop an evidence-based nursing care bundle after gastrostomy feeding tube insertion and implement it into clinical practice using the Knowledge to Action (KTA) framework. This ...

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been approved for $7 million in research funding by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effect of breathing tube size on ...