Complications related to Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tubes. A comprehensive clinical review

Journal of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 407-418

  Schrag, Sherwin P ^a   Sharma, Rohit ^b   Jaik, Nikhil P ^c   Seamon, Mark J ^d   Lukaszczyk, John J ^c   Martin, Niels D ^e   Hoey, Brian A ^c,e   Stawicki, S Peter ^f  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b EASTON HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c St Luke's Hospital   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f OPUS 12 Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Endoscopy; Management; PEG; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ASPIRATION; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HEMODYNAMICS; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; ILEUS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; LAPAROSCOPE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOPERITONEUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; STOMACH OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH PARESIS; STOMACH PRESSURE; STOMACH TUBE; STOMACH VOLVULUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; WOUND CARE;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 37549003672     PISSN: 18418724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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