Use of percutaneous gastrojejunostomy feeding tubes in the rehabilitation of stroke patients

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1412-1415

  Teasell, Robert ^a,b   Foley, Norine ^a,b   McRae, Marc ^a,b   Finestone, Hillel ^a,b,c  

^a PARKWOOD HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Cerebrovascular accident; Enteral nutrition; Gastrostomy; Jejunostomy; Postoperative complications; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEEDING APPARATUS; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STROKE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034789128     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.25076     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Aspiration and relative risk of medical complications following stroke
2. Dysphagia in the elderly stroke patient
3. Dysphagia in unilateral cerebral lesions
4. Dysphagia in acute stroke
5. The natural history and functional consequence of dysphagia after hemispheric stroke
6. Silent aspiration following stroke
7. Dysphagia as the sole manifestation of bilateral strokes
8. Swallowing disorders in persons with cerebrovascular accidents
9. Pneumonia associated with aspiration following stroke
10. American Gastroenterological Association technical review on tube feeding for enteral nutrition
11. Malnutrition in stroke patients on the rehabilitation service and at follow-up: Prevalence and predictors
12. Percutaneuos gastrojejunostomy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis