Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube placement is safe in patients undergoing corticosteroid therapy

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 236-238

  Meenaghan, Nora ^a   Lumpkins, Kimberly ^a   Scott Roth, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroids; PEG; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy; Steroids

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOSCOPY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59149097978     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0703-8     Document Type: Review

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