Assessment by a multidisciplinary clinical nutrition team before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy placement reduces early postprocedure mortality

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 205-211

  Tanswell, Ian J ^a,b   Barrett, D ^a   Emm, C ^a   Lycett, W ^a   Charles, C ^a   Evans, K ^a   Hearing, S D ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEREFORD COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TEAMWORK;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE TEAM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247570839     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607107031003205     Document Type: Article

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