Modification of the "push" technique for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in infants and children

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-218

  Robertson, Frank M ^b   Crombleholme, Timothy M ^a   Latchaw, Laurie A ^b   Jacir, Nabil N ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS INJURY; ESOPHAGUS TUBE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROSCOPES; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0029868711     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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