Ethical challenges of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 398-400

  Morgenstern, L ^a   Laquer, M ^a   Treyzon, L ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics; PEG; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 21244442742     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-004-8109-5     Document Type: Article

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