THE TEAM-APPROACH TO PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY FEEDING

Authors
HUSSAIN A GEDDES A WOOLFREY S MASSEY J COX J
Citation
A. Hussain et al., THE TEAM-APPROACH TO PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY FEEDING, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 54(7), 1995, pp. 308-312
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
54
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
308 - 312
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1995)54:7<308:TTTPEG>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The importance of early recognition and treatment of patients who are at risk of developing malnutrition is becoming increasingly recognised . Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy has become increasingly popular as a method of feeding, since its description in 1980, because of its ease of insertion and low morbidity and mortality. Its success, howeve r, depends upon the use of a multidisciplinary approach.