Gastrostomy Tubes:Facts, Fallacies, Fistulas, and False Tracts

Gastroenterology Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 485-493

  Goldberg, Elizabeth ^a   Kaye, Robin ^a   Yaworski, Jennifer ^a   Liacouras, Chris ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENTERIC FEEDING; EQUIPMENT; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33645943720     PISSN: 1042895X     EISSN: 15389766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001610-200511000-00004     Document Type: Article

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