Dementia and cognitive impairment are not associated with earlier mortality after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 62-66

  Gaines, David Isaac ^a   Durkalski, Valerie ^a   Patel, Alpesh ^a   DeLegge, Mark H ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Mortality; Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; SURVIVAL; TIME OF DEATH;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60149107165     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607108321709     Document Type: Article

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