Understanding why patients die after gastrostomy tube insertion: A retrospective analysis of mortality

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 375-379

  Longcroft Wheaton, Gaius ^a,e   Marden, Peter ^b   Colleypriest, Ben ^c   Gavin, Daniel ^d   Taylor, Gordon ^c   Farrant, Mark ^d  

^a ST RICHARD S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Gastrostomy tube; Nutrition support; PEG

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY TUBE INSERTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; KAPLAN-MEIERS ESTIMATE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 67649195923     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607108327156     Document Type: Article

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